When feeble-minded Lenny Small and his protector George Milton arrive to work on a ranch in the Salinas Valley of California, they dream of the day when they can own their own farm. But when Lenny accidentally kills the ranch owner's daughter-in-law, their lives are changed forever. One of John Steinbeck's most beloved novels, Of Mice and Men tells the tragic story of two migrant ranch hands during the Depression. Intricately plotted and rich in character, this modern morality tale is a classic of American literature.