Upton Sinclair Reading Order

2 books (1903–1903)

Upton Sinclair's Annapolis series consists of two complete non-fiction works published in 1903 that should be read in publication order. Begin with Bound for Annapolis / The Trials of a Sailor Boy, followed by Clif, the Naval Cadet / Exciting Days at Annapolis to experience the full sequence as originally presented.

Start with Bound for Annapolis / The Trials of a Sailor Boy and read in order.

2 books (1915–2002)

Upton Sinclair's two-book anthology series spans nearly nine decades of publication, beginning with The Cry for Justice in 1915 and concluding with Writing Los Angeles in 2002. Both volumes present curated selections of writing that reflect Sinclair's social and political perspectives. This complete series should be read in publication order to follow the evolution of Sinclair's editorial vision across the twentieth century.

Start with The Cry for Justice and read in order.

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1	The Cry for Justice 1915Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Writing Los Angeles 2002Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

11 books (1940–1953)

The Lanny Budd series comprises eleven novels published between 1940 and 1953, following a continuous narrative across decades of twentieth-century history. Written by Upton Sinclair and now complete, the series should be read in publication order beginning with World's End. The interconnected books track their protagonist through major historical events and political movements across Europe and America during the early twentieth century.

Start with World's End, the first of 11 books in the Lanny Budd series.

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1	World's End 1940Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Between Two Worlds 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Dragon's Teeth I 1942Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wide is the Gate 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Presidential Agent 1944Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Dragon Harvest 1945Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	A World to Win 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Presidential Mission 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	One Clear Call 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	O Shepherd, Speak! 1949Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Return of Lanny Budd 1953Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2021–2021)

47 books (1900–1984)

Upton Sinclair's extensive body of nonfiction work spans from 1900 to 1984 and comprises 47 complete books that should be read in publication order. These works cover diverse topics including economics, health, politics, religion, and social criticism, reflecting Sinclair's lifelong commitment to investigative journalism and social reform. Beginning with The Profits of Religion, readers can trace the evolution of Sinclair's thinking and advocacy across nearly a century of American history.

Start with The Profits of Religion, the first of 47 books in the Non-Fiction series.

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1	The Profits of Religion 1900Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Good Health and How We Won It 1909Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Fasting Cure 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Sinclair-Astor Letters 1914Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Russia: a Challenge 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The High Cost of Living 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Industrial Republic 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Socialism and How It is Coming 1920Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Goose Step 1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	The Goslings 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Letters to Judd: An American Workingman 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	The Spokesman's Secretary: Being the Letters of Mame To Mom 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Money Writes 1927Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	Mental Radio 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Crimes of the Times: A Test of Newspaper Decency 1929Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	Upton Sinclair on Comrade Kautsky 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Upton Sinclair, Station A 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	American Outpost; A Book Of Reminiscences 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	Candid Reminiscences: My First 30 Years 1932Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	I, Governor of California, and How I Ended Poverty 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	The Way Out: What Lies Ahead for America 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	Immediate EPIC 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	The Epic Plan for California 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Upton Sinclair's Last Will and Testament 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Epic Answers 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	I, Candidate for Governor 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	Wally For Queen 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	We, People of America 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	No Pasaran! 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	Letters to a Millionaire 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	Terror in Russia? 1938Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	What Can Be Done About America's Economic Troubles? 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Your Million Dollars 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Peace or War in America 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	To the Conquered Peoples of Europe 1941Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	To Solve the German Problem 1943Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	This World of 1949 and What to Do About It 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	A Personal Jesus 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	Spirits in American Literature 1955Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	My Lifetime in Letters 1960Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	The Autobiography of Upton Sinclair 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	The Secret Life of Jesus 1962Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The Brass Check 1970Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	Biographical and Critical Opinions 1973Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
45	Mammonart 1975Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
46	Upton Sinclair Presents William Fox 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
47	Upton Sinclair: Four Unpublished Letters 1984Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2015–2015)

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1	Plays of Protest 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

44 books (1901–2003)

Upton Sinclair's 44 standalone novels span from 1901 to 2003, each exploring distinct social and political themes relevant to their time. These works should be read in publication order to experience the author's evolving perspective on American society, capitalism, and reform movements. The series encompasses both fiction and non-fiction approaches to examining industrial practices, economic systems, and social injustice, beginning with King Midas and continuing through titles like The Jungle, King Coal, and numerous others that showcase Sinclair's commitment to muckraking literature. Though Sinclair died in 1968, posthumous publications extended the series into the early 2000s, making this a complete collection spanning over a century.

Start with King Midas / Springtime and Harvest, the first of 44 books in the Standalone Novels series.

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1	King Midas / Springtime and Harvest 1901Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Prince Hagen 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Manassas / Theirs Be The Guilt 1904Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	A Captain Of Industry 1906Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Condemned Meat Industry 1906Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Jungle 1906Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Markets and Misery 1907Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	The Metropolis 1908Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	The Moneychangers 1908Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Love's Pilgrimage 1911Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Damaged Goods 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Sylvia 1913Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Sylvia's Marriage 1914Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	King Coal 1917Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	Samuel the Seeker 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Journal of Arthur Stirling 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	The Overman 1919Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	100% 1920Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
19	The Spy 1921Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
20	The Book of Life 1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
21	They Call Me Carpenter 1922Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
22	The Millennium 1924Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
23	Oil! 1926Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
24	Mountain City 1930Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
25	Roman Holiday 1931Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
26	Jimmie Higgins 1933Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
27	The Lie Factory Starts 1934Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
28	Depression Island, 1935Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
29	Co-op 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
30	The Gnomobile 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
31	William Fox 1936Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
32	Our Lady 1937Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
33	Little Steel 1946Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
34	Mellem To Verdener 1947Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
35	Limbo on the Loose 1948Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
36	Another Pamela 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
37	Enemy in the Mouth 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
38	What Didymus Did 1954Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
39	The Cup of Fury 1956Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
40	Affectionately Eve 1961Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
41	Boston 1965Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
42	The Flivver King 1971Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
43	The Coal War 1976Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
44	The Pot Boiler 2003Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1923–2014)

Upton Sinclair's Standalone Plays collection comprises five independent dramatic works published between 1923 and 2014. These plays should be read in publication order, beginning with Hell and continuing through Marie Antoinette, Enemy Had It Too, The Machine, and concluding with The Naturewoman. The series is complete and each play stands alone as its own theatrical work.

Start with Hell, the first of 5 books in the Standalone Plays series.

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1	Hell 1923Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Marie Antoinette 1939Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Enemy Had It Too 1950Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Machine 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Naturewoman 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (1903–1903)

Upton Sinclair's West Point series comprises five nonfiction books published in 1903, following publication order. The complete series includes A Cadet's Honor, A West Point Treasure, Off for West Point, On Guard, and The West Point Rivals. Begin with A Cadet's Honor and proceed through each installment in the order they were released.

Start with A Cadet's Honor, the first of 5 books in the West Point series.

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1	A Cadet's Honor 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	A West Point Treasure 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Off for West Point 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	On Guard 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The West Point Rivals 1903Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible