Condition of binding         Excellent

 Condition of cover           Excellent

 Condition of edges and corners          Crisp Sharp

Discoloration of outer edges of pages          None

Discoloration of inner pages       None

Personal writing/underlining/check marking           None

Illustrations          Color

Pages      334

Measurements     7 1/2 x 11

Weight  3 lb 

Jurgis Rudkus marries his fifteen-year-old sweetheart, Ona Lukoszaite, in a joyous traditional Lithuanian wedding feast. They and their extended family have recently immigrated to Chicago due to financial hardship in Lithuania (then part of the Russian Empire). They have heard that America offers freedom and higher wages and have come to pursue the American Dream.

Despite having lost much of their savings being conned on the trip to Chicago, and then having to pay for the wedding—and despite the disappointment of arriving at a crowded boarding house—Jurgis is initially optimistic about his prospects in Chicago. Young and strong, he believes that he is immune to the misfortunes that have befallen others in the crowd. He is swiftly hired by a meatpacking factory; he marvels at its efficiency, even while witnessing the cruel treatment of the animals.

The women of the family answer an ad for a four-room house; Ona, who came from an educated background, figures that they could easily afford it with the jobs that Jurgis, proud Marija, and ambitious Jonas have gotten. While they discover at the showing that the neighborhood is unkempt and the house doesn't live up to the advertisement, they are taken in by the slickness and fluent Lithuanian of the real estate agent and sign a contract for the house.

However, with the help of an old Lithuanian neighbor, they discover several unexpected expenses in the contract that they must pay every month on time, or else face eviction—the fate of most home buyers in the neighborhood. To meet these costs, Ona and thirteen-year-old Stanislovas (whom the family had wished to send to school) must take up work as well.

Inspiring the passage in 1906 of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act, The Jungle stands as a classic of piece of twentieth-century American literature and social protest. Containing a critical introduction to a wide range of issues raised by the text, including early twentieth-century working conditions, immigrant community, race and gender, political reform, supporting documents illustrate the continuing relevance of the investigation that eventually led to the novel.

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