Sinclair’s most famous work excoriates the working conditions of the American meat packing industry at the turn of the 20th century and serves as a powerful rallying cry for socialism. In addition to the main text with its careful annotations by Clare Virginia Eby, the Norton Critical Edition of The Jungle includes an extensive “Contexts” section, providing a multitude of secondary sources on a range of relevant topics including American capitalism, immigration and labor policies, and animal ethics. (Fiction, Adult)