Several years ago I decided I wanted (or needed) to read some classic literature. I was pastoring a church at the time so I did a lot of non-fiction reading. I felt it would be a good idea to get some fiction into my mind during vacations. So, for some unknown-to-me-now reason, I determined I would read something by John Steinbeck every year. He seemed like sort of the "true American" or something. Anyway, here is a Chronological list of his books in order. I've crossed out the few I've read so far (and hopefully will continue to as I read them through the years).
- Cup of Gold - 1929
- The Pastures of Heaven - 1932
- The Red Pony - 1933
To A God Unknown - 1933Tortilla Flat - 1935- In Dubious Battle - 1936
Of Mice and Men - 1937- The Long Valley - 1938
The Grapes of Wrath - 1939- Forgotten Village - 1941
- Sea of Cortez - 1941
The Moon Is Down - 1942- Bombs Away - 1942
Cannery Row - 1945The Pearl - 1947- The Wayward Bus - 1947
- A Russian Journal - 1948
- Burning Bright - 1950
- Log from the Sea of Cortez - 1951
East of Eden - 1952- Sweet Thursday - 1954
- The Short Reign of Pippin IV - 1957
- Once There Was A War - 1958
- Winter of Our Discontent - 1961
Travels With Charley: In Search of America - 1962- America and Americans - 1966
- Journal of a Novel - 1969
- Viva Zapata - 1975
- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights - 1976
- Working Days: The Journal of The Grapes of Wrath - 1989
- The Harvest Gypsies: On the Road to the Grapes of Wrath (newspaper articles written in 1936)
