num_pages: 357
description: A documentary novel portraying industry's conditions at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. Sinclair's novel prompted public outrage which led President Theodore Roosevelt to demand an official investigation. This eventually led to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug laws.
language: English
title: The Jungle
titlecomplete: The Jungle
characters: Jurgis, Teta Elzbieta Lukoszaite, Ona Lukoszaite
genres: Historical, Literature, Banned Books, Classics, School, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Politics, Classic Literature
ratings_count: 142360
places: Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
publisher: Barnes and Noble Classics