"Clyde Griffiths was born poor and is poorly educated, but his prospects begin to improve when he is offered a job by a wealthy uncle who owns a shirt factory. Soon he achieves a managerial position, and despite being warned to stay away from the women he manages, he becomes involved with Roberta, a poor factory worker who falls in love with him. At the same time, he catches the eye of Sondra, the glamorous socialite daughter of another factory owner,...

Presents five works from American writer John Steinbeck, all portraying life in rural California.

Boston and London, 17221726--Philadelphia, 1726-1757--London, 1757-1775--Paris, 1776-1785-Philadelphia, 1785-1790--Poor Richard's Almanack, 1733-1758--The Autobiography.