The Long Valley

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name = "The Long Valley"
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author = John Steinbeck
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Short story collection
publisher = Penguin
release_date = 1938
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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The Long Valley is a collection of short stories written by the American author John Steinbeck. The collection was first published in 1938. [ [http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~stephan/Steinbeck/long.html The Long Valley, Western Washington University] , Accessed November 2007] It comprises a total of 12 short stories.

The short stories were written over several years and are set in Steinbeck's birthplace, the Salinas Valley in California. They include the prize-winning tale "The Murder"; "The Chrysanthemums", the representation of lynch mob violence in the "The Vigilante"; and the classic "Red Pony" tales. Many of the stories were published previously in print format. The Red Pony was written in 1933 and published in the readers digest.Introduction to John Steinbeck, "The Long Valley", John Timmerman, Penguin Publishing, 1995]

tories

* "The Chrysanthemums"
* "The White Quail"
* "Flight"
* "The Snake"
* "Breakfast"
* "The Raid"
* "The Harness"
* "The Vigilante"
* "Johnny Bear"
* "Red Pony"
* "The Murder"
* "Saint Katy the Virgin"

References

External links

* [http://www.penguinclassics.co.uk/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780141185514,00.html Penguin Classics - The Long Valley]