The first work of noted American writer Joyce Carol Oates, this collection of stories contains "Swamps," "The Census Taker," "Ceremonies," "Sweet Love Remembered," Boys at a Picnic," "An Encounter with the Blind," "Images," "Edge of the World," "A Legacy," "In the Old World," "The Fine White Mist of Winter," "The Expense of Spirit," and "By the North Gate."