Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Published in 1937, it tells the tragic story of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression in California. Based on Steinbeck's own experiences as a bindlestiff in the 1920s (before the arrival of the Okies he would vividly describe in The Grapes of Wrath), the title is taken from Robert Burns's poem, To a Mouse, which read: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men Gang aft agley." Required reading in many high schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censors for what some consider offensive and vulgar language; consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of 21st Century.

The 173rd greatest fiction book of all time


This book is on the following lists:

  1. - 12th on Radcliffe's 100 Best Novels (Radcliffe Publishing Course)
  2. - 35th on Waterstone's Books of the Century (LibraryThing)
  3. - 46th on Koen Book Distributors Top 100 Books of the Past Century (themodernnovel.com)
  4. - 57th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
  5. - 99th on The 100 Favorite Novels of Librarians (Bookman.com)
  6. - The Best Classics (The Times)
  7. - 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
  8. - The Book of Great Books: A Guide to 100 World Classics (Book)
  9. - The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
  10. - The 100 Best Books in the World (AbeBooks.de (in German))
  11. - Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

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Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 288542 $6.98 $0.01
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Of Mice and Men - A Play in Three Acts - Acting Edition Paperback 9723994 $3.00
Of Mice & Men Paperback 18027 $6.00 2016
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) Kindle Edition 2433 $8.49 1994
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) Paperback 76006 $4.39 $0.01 2002
Of Mice and Men (A Bantam Classic) Mass Market Paperback 970817 $5.94 $2.81
Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 696113 $9.46 $0.01 1983
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Classics) by Steinbeck, John (Unabridged Edition) [AudioCD(2011)] Audio CD 630416 $15.73 $14.54 2011
Of Mice and Men (without Notes) (New Longman Literature) Hardcover 2583493 $9.27 $7.88 2003
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) by Steinbeck, John (unknown Edition) [Hardcover(1993)] Hardcover 2014433 $33.04 $16.36 1992
Of Mice and Men (Chinese Edition) Paperback 3562288 $14.77 2019
Of Mice and Men Paperback 154886 $7.00 2015
Of Mice and Men (Play) (DPS Acting Edition) Paperback 235112 $5.50 $2.44
Of Mice and Men. Hardcover 1053619 $9.95 1940
Of Mice and Men - Vocabulary from Literature Paperback 4947486 $20.47 2004
Of Mice and Men Hardcover 1641905 $14.94 1937
Of Mice and Men Kindle Edition 5592 1993
GradeSaver(TM) Lesson Plans: Of Mice and Men Paperback 573044 $16.99 2011
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) Paperback 8775 $6.49 $0.35 1994
Of Mice And Men Paperback 92298 $9.95 2015
Of Mice and Men Hardcover 341721 $13.69 $65.00
Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck (English edition) Paperback 109292 $5.51 2015
Of Mice and Men (New Longman Literature) Hardcover 1063533 $10.91 $0.78 2000
Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 1569390 $13.14 $0.01 1984
Of Mice and Men [UNABRIDGED] Audio CD 2842853 $139.89 $12.33
Of Mice and Men Paperback 712292 $6.38 $0.78 1992
Of Mice and Men Paperback 4207354 $499.99 $0.41 1963
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Of Mice and Men. Collector's Edition in Full Leather By Easton Press (100 Greatest Books) Hardcover 1054111 $63.95 $27.99
Of Mice and Men: Steinbeck Tribute Edition Paperback 254631 $13.99 2018
Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 1461287 $29.94 $0.01 1981
Oxford Literature Companions: Of Mice and Men: John Steinbeck (Spanish Edition) Paperback 15426973 $12.82 $9.14 2013
Of Mice and Men Kindle Edition 54744 $2.99 2020
Of Mice and Men Hardcover 661908 $91.02 $3.60 1987
De Ratones y Hombres / Of Mice and Men (Aula de Literatura) Paperback 67900 $12.78 $15.29 2002
De ratones y hombres / Of Mice and Men (Spanish Edition) Paperback 4391235 $47.99 1995
Of Mice and Men (Korean Edition) Paperback 5390486 $21.44 2009
Of Mice and Men [First Issue] Hardcover 1118336 $2,900.00 $29.90
Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 2034125 $59.93 $0.01
O Mice an Men: Of Mice and Men in North-East Scots (Scots Edition) Paperback 6473268 $15.95 $16.02 2018
Of Mice & Men Paperback 801082 $5.99 2017
Of Mice & Men Paperback 5365 $5.76 $14.99 2017
Spark Notes Of Mice and Men Paperback 1080768 $1.50 $0.15 2002
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century) Hardcover 12319 $12.41 $6.08 1993
Of Mice and Men Paperback 1854 $4.73 $4.72 2018
Of Mice and Men (Chinese Edition) Paperback 999042 $10.99 2018
Of Mice and Men (G.K. Hall Large Print Perennial Bestseller Collection) Hardcover 2988696 $251.28 $13.98
De ratones y hombres / Of Mice and Men (Spanish Edition) Paperback 630170 $4.99 $53.20 2015
Of Mice and Men (Penguin Audio Classics) Audio CD 683085 $14.26 $14.75 2011
Of Mice and Men: Tie-In Edition Paperback 970216 $6.23 $0.01 1992
Of Mice and Men Hardcover 935876 $12.99
Of Mice and Men (Classics on CD) Audio CD 757628 $19.49 $7.11 2003
John Steinbeck : Novels and Stories, 1932-1937 : The Pastures of Heaven / To a God Unknown / Tortilla Flat / In Dubious Battle / Of Mice and Men (Library of America) Hardcover 309994 $13.89 $11.00 1994
Of Mice and Men Mass Market Paperback 687 $5.87 $1.25 1993
Of Mice and Men (Chinese and English Edition) Paperback 1243733 $16.92 2022
Of Mice & Men (Modern Library) Hardcover 1199844 $29.95 $2.98 1979
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Of Mice and Men Easton Press Hardcover 2258349 $85.00 $40.95
Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts Paperback 6815552 $8.96 $8.66 2009
Of Mice and Men (Chinese Edition) Paperback 1331208 $15.90 $65.30 2013
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Of Mice and Men / Cannery Row (2 Books in 1) Paperback 1012464 $49.95 $2.12 1978
Of Mice and Men (A Bantam Classic) Mass Market Paperback 3804052 $22.86 $0.92
Of Mice and Men (Steinbeck Centennial Edition) by Steinbeck, John unknown Edition [Paperback(2002)] Paperback 453338 $11.76 $3.44 1904
Of Mice And Men - Student Packet Grades 9 -2 Paperback 868450 $13.90 $7.89 1998
By John Steinbeck: Of Mice and Men Paperback 30644 $6.63 $2.08
John Steinbeck Complete Works: The Grapes of Wrath, The Moon is Down, Cannery Row, Of Mice and Men, The Ears of Johnny Bear, The chrysanthemums & How ... a Bank: : John Steinbeck Books Hardcover Hardcover 1242769 $73.97 $59.17 1937
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Of Mice and Men: A Play in Three Acts Paperback 216910 $8.99 $2.99 2009