The Yearling (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books, ML 246)

428 pp. 8vo. Inspiration for the MGM film starring Gregory Peck, Jane Wyman, and Claude Jarman, Jr. A Pulitzer Prize-winning classic originally published in 1938, Rawling's timeless story of backwoods Florida and the tender relationship of a young boy and his tame fawn continues to delight and enthrall readers. Woodcut illustrations by Edward Shenton head each chapter.