The Journal of Arthur Stirling
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Author | Upton Sinclair |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Drama/Journal |
Publisher | D. Appleton & Company (US) Heinemann (UK) |
Publication date | 1903 |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | xiv+356[1] |
The Journal of Arthur Stirling is a novel by author Upton Sinclair, published in 1903. It is written in a first-person perspective, with the main fictional character being Arthur Stirling. Stirling, unknown poet and writer sets out to write his first poem, The Captive. He begins writing a journal to help him further his work as an artist—the novel being the journal. The novel begins with an introduction by a character who calls himself, "S."; Stirling already dead by suicide, sends S. a copy of the journal, as well as The Captive for him to read. S. explains the production of the novel in a sense of tribute to Stirling.
Upton Sinclair's original version is currently in the Public Domain.
Reception[]
... if the young man really lived, and, above all, died, as described by this book, then the critic is to a great extent disarmed. ...
We have said, and, as we desire to be fair, we repeat, that the book is clever. But it is not original, and not particularly wholesome.[2]
References[]
- ^ The Journal of Arthur Sinclair. D. Appleton and Company. 1903.
- ^ "Review of The Journal of Arthur Stirling". The Athenaeum (3947): 778–779. June 20, 1903.
External links[]
- "Who Was Arthur Stirling" a 1903 NY times article
- Read, The Journal of Arthur Stirling in its entirety at ManyBooks.net
- 1903 American novels
- Novels by Upton Sinclair
- Heinemann (publisher) books
- D. Appleton & Company books
- 1900s novel stubs