| The Journal of Arthur Stirling | |
| Author: | Upton Sinclair |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | D. Appleton & Company (US) Heinemann (UK) |
| Release 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, 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.
A reviewer in The Athenaeum wrote: