About This Book
Two devastating short novels adapted for the stage by Steinbeck himself A Penguin Classic This Penguin Classics edition celebrates Steinbeck’s dramatic adaptations of his most powerful short novels, Of Mice and Men and The Moon Is Down, featuring a foreword by award-winning actor James Earl Jones. O...
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Reading Time Estimates
3h 35m
slow reader
180 WPM
2h 35m
average reader
250 WPM
1h 51m
fast reader
350 WPM
📖 38,775 words📅 6 days at 30 min/day
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2 h 35 min
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2 h 52 min
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4 h 19 min
Audio 2x
2 h 9 min
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