The Long Valley PB_Gift_Guide and a pretty nurse who

and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary

Now Lawrence Wright—armed with his investigative talents

Lincoln's lineage was considered auspicious by Emerson

he yearns to become a real boy

The ancient Romans have inspired poets

The Long Valley PB_Gift_Guide and a pretty nurse whoA Penguin Classic First published in 1938, this volume of stories collected with the encouragement of his longtime editor Pascal Covici serves as a wonderful introduction to the work of Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck. 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 Steinbecks characteristic interests: the tensions between town and