Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible mini editions of short stories novellas
and essays from the world's greatest writers designed by the award-winning Coralie
Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics they take us from
snowy Japan to springtime Vienna from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean
island and from a game of chess on the ocean to a love story on the moon. Beautifully designed
and printed these collectible editions are bound in colourful tactile cloth and stamped with
foil. Drifters in search of work George and his childlike friend Lennie have nothing in the
world except the clothes on their back - and a dream that one day they will have some land of
their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch in California's Salinas Valley but their hopes
are dashed as Lennie becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes of
friendship and shared vision and giving a voice to America's lonely and dispossessed Of Mice
and Men remains Steinbeck's most popular work achieving success as a novel Broadway play and
three acclaimed films. 'Such a perfect book' - Nick Hornby
