Review “One must agree with John H. Timmerman, when he writes in his perceptive and succinct introduction that the essays in this volume collectively form ‘one of the best pieces of expository prose I have had the opportunity to linger over in a long time.’ These essays have in common the power to achieve what all good scholarship should achieve – to send readers back to the creative works and to uncover previously hidden or unnoticed paths, thereby encouraging both reader and scholar toward further possible fruitful discovery. This is a volume every Steinbeckian should have on the bookshelf.” – Steinbeck Newsletter