Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California...

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 - struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy - becomes a victim of his own strength. 

This edition includes a comprehensive introduction by Susan Shillinglaw, professor of English and Director of the Center for Steinbeck studies San Jose State University