The Long Valley (Twentieth-Century Classics)

This classic collection, first published in 1938, serves as a wonderful introduction to Steinbeck's work. Set in the beautiful Salinas Valley of California, where simple people farm the land and struggle to find a place for themselves in the world, these stories reflect Steinbeck's characteristic interests: the tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, past and present. Included here are the O. Henry Prize-winning story "The Murder" as well as "Flight," "The Snake," "The White Quail," and the classic tales of "The Red Pony." 233 pages.