Presents the last novel written by Marjorie Rawlings, first published in 1953, about farmer Ase Linden, a man who lives his life with integrity and a sense of wonder for the world.
Contains a collection of twelve of John Steinbeck's short stories that take place in the Salinas Valley of California and reflect tensions between town and country, laborers and owners, and past and present, and includes the story "The Red Pony.".
Embittered by a false accusation and disappointed in friendship and love, the weaver Silas Marner retreats into a life alone with his loom and his gold, but fate steals his gold and replaces it with a golden-haired foundling child.
