These writings create an unforgettable portrait of life in wartime that continues to resonate with truth and humanity.

Collected here for the first time in a deluxe paperback volume are six of John Steinbeck's most widely read and beloved novels--"Tortilla Flat, The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, The Moon Is Down, Cannery Row," and "The Pearl."

Presents a selection of the most notable of Steinbeck's writings, including the complete texts of The red pony and Of mice and men. Includes biographical notes and a chronology.

A collection of interrelated stories charting the disintegration of a peaceful farming community in a lush California valley.

This exciting day-by-day account of Steinbeck's trip to the Gulf of California with biologist Ed Ricketts, drawn from the longer Sea of Cortez, is a wonderful combination of science, philosophy, and high-spirited adventure. Annotation. In 1940, Steinbeck and his friend, biologist Ed Ricketts, ventured into the Gulf of California to search for marine invertebrates along the beaches. This exciting, day-by-day account of their trip, drawn from the longer...

This classic collection, first published in 1938, serves as a wonderful introduction to Steinbeck's work. These stories reflect Steinbeck's characteristic interests--the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present.

Contains writings completed by Steinbeck between 1936 and 1941, featuring "The Grapes of Wrath," and including a report on migrant workers, several short stories, and an account of a marine expedition.

A retelling, in modern language, of Malory's tales of King Arthur and his knights.