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Though this initially understated Steinbeck adaptation steers clear of pastiche, a melodromatic second half threatens to veer into parody

An hour’s drive from the grit and grime of Naples lies a glittering stretch of coastline that’s so jaw-droppingly beautiful, it’s served as the setting for many an ancient myth.

Explore classic literature from authors like Toni Morrison and John Steinbeck, delving into universal themes and societal issues.

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John Steinbeck’s pet ‘made confetti’ of the manuscript in 1936, but a surviving piece will go on sale alongside personal journals, first editions and a wrought-iron sword owned by the author

Many unpublished journals detailing the depression of the American author are up for auction in New York

It’s been 70 years since the Sersales opened the doors of their family villa to guests. All these years on – and after expansion and evolution – Le Sirenuse has managed to keep that same intimate, private experience, like you’re visiting a (very privileged) friend’s family villa, writes Rachel Sharp

Police inform Angel Mhande’s family of threat after her call for novel to be dropped from GCSE course

From John Steinbeck to Tommy Orange, it’s an old story that keeps on going, in one of the wealthiest countries on Earth. These books help explain why

SALINAS, Calif. — When brown water overflowed the banks of the Salinas River in January, flooding thousands of acres and throwing an untold number of farmworkers out of jobs, the leading newspaper in this agricultural mecca did not cover the story.

Wiliam Young, an actor with learning disabilities, gives an affecting, lived-in performance as Lennie in this assured adaptation of Steinbeck’s Dust Bowl classic