The thirteen stories in this volume, ranging in original publication dates from 1930 to 1955, will give some indication of the great variety in method and subject matter that has characterized the author's experimentation in the short-story form. The stories are:

BARN BURNING
TWO SOLDIERS
A ROSE FOR EMILY
DRY SEPTEMBER
THAT EVENING SUN
RED LEAVES
LO!
TURNABOUT
HONOR
THERE WAS A QUEEN
MOUNTAIN VICTORY
BEYOND
RACE AT MORNING