The Journal of Arthur Stirling
 First UK edition | |
| Author | Upton Sinclair |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama/Journal |
| Publisher | D. Appleton & Company (US) Heinemann (UK) |
Publication date | 1903 |
| Publication place | United States |
| 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, an 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.
Sinclair planted an obituary for Stirling in The New York Times "to raise a sensation", but was widely criticized by journalists and editors for the hoax.[2]
Upton Sinclair's original version is currently in the Public Domain.
Reception
[edit]A reviewer in The Athenaeum wrote:
... 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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ The Journal of Arthur Sinclair. D. Appleton and Company. 1903.
- ^ Gajda, Amy (2022). Seek and hide: the tangled history of the right to privacy. [New York]. p. 102. ISBN 978-1-9848-8074-1. OCLC 1260820973.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Review of The Journal of Arthur Stirling". The Athenaeum (3947): 778–779. June 20, 1903.
External links
[edit]- "Who Was Arthur Stirling" a 1903 NY times article
- Read, The Journal of Arthur Stirling in its entirety at ManyBooks.net
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