Of Mice and Whales

Of Mice and Whales is a novella by [REDACTED].

Description

Published in 1937, it narrates the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant whalers, who move from place to place in California in search of new whaling opportunities during the Great Depression in the United States.

Excerpt

"An’ live off the fatta the sea," Lennie shouted. "An' have whales. Go on, George! Tell about what we're gonna have on the Pequod and about Ishmael and about the rain in the winter and the whales, and how thick the blubber is—"

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

External links

• Of Mice and Men @ Wikipedia