''The Journal of Arthur Stirling'' is a novel by author

Upton Sinclair Upton Beall Sinclair Jr. (September 20, 1878 – November 25, 1968) was an American writer, muckraker, political activist and the 1934 Democratic Party nominee for governor of California who wrote nearly 100 books and other works in seve ...

, published in 1903. It is written in a

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, 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. 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. Upton Sinclair's original version is currently in the

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''"Who Was Arthur Stirling"'' a 1903 NY times article
1903 American novels Novels by Upton Sinclair Heinemann (publisher) books D. Appleton & Company books {{1900s-novel-stub