Sylvia: A Novel
Upton Sinclair
Jan 1927 · Cosimo Classics
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413
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". . . the best novel Mr. Sinclair has yet written-so much the best that it stands in a class by itself." -The New York Times (May 25, 1913) Although published under Upton Sinclair's name, Sylvia (1913) was written as a collaboration between Upton and Mary Sinclair and is based on Mary's childhood experiences. It is written as the narration of a young working woman who befriends a southern belle and is exposed to the luxury of the aristocracy the latter belonged to before falling in love with, and marrying, a boy from a less privileged background.
". . . the best novel Mr. Sinclair has yet written-so much the best that it stands in a class by itself." -The New York Times (May 25, 1913) Although published under Upton Sinclair's name, Sylvia (1913) was written as a collaboration between Upton and Mary Sinclair and is based on Mary's childhoo...
About the author
UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) a prolific American writer and muckraker, contributor to many socialist publications and political activist, wrote about worker rights, free speech, and health. Among his many books are The Jungle (1906), The Fasting Cure (1911), and The Profits of Religion (1917) from the Dead Hand series.
UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) a prolific American writer and muckraker, contributor to many socialist publications and political activist, wrote about worker rights, free speech, and health. Among his many books are The Jungle (1906), The Fasting Cure (1911), and The Profits of Religion (1917) from ...
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