Norris, Frank, 1870-1902. The octopus : a story of California / Frank Norris ; with an introduction by Kevin Starr. - New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1986. - xxxiv, 656 p. ; 20 cm. - Penguin classics . - Penguin classics. . Bibliography: p. 653-656. ISBN: 0140390405 (pbk.) 9780140187700 LCCN: 85031463 Subjects--Topical Terms: Mussel Slough Tragedy, 1880--Fiction.Wheat farmers--Fiction.Farmers--Fiction. Subjects--Geographic Terms: San Joaquin Valley (Calif.)--Fiction.California--Fiction. Index Terms--Genre/Form: Railroad stories.Didactic fiction. LC Class. No.: PS2472 / .O3 1986 Dewey Class. No.: 813/.4