The Long Valley is a collection of short stories

Short Stories

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 written by the American

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 author

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 John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck

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. The collection was first published in 1938. It comprises 12 short stories.

The short stories were written over several years and are set in Steinbeck's birthplace, the Salinas Valley

Salinas Valley

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 in California

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. 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. The "Red Pony

The Red Pony

The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four...

" was written in 1933 and published in Reader's Digest

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Stories

• "The Chrysanthemums
  The Chrysanthemums
  "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story by American writer John Steinbeck, part of his collection The Long Valley.-Plot summary:The story opens with a panoramic view of the Salinas Valley in winter, shrouded in fog. The focus narrows and finally settles on Elisa Allen, cutting down the spent stalks...
  
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• "The White Quail"
• "Flight"
• "The Snake"
• "Breakfast"
• "The Raid"
• "The Harness"
• "The Vigilante"
• "Johnny Bear"
• "Red Pony
  The Red Pony
  The Red Pony is an episodic novella written by American writer John Steinbeck in 1933. The first three chapters were published in magazines from 1933–1936, and the full book was published in 1937 by Covici Friede. The stories in the book are tales of a boy named Jody Tiflin. The book has four...
  
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• "The Murder"
• "Saint Katy the Virgin"

External links

• Penguin Classics - The Long Valley