A wide-ranging collection from classics of fiction tales to humorous sketches to romances, these short stories, with their interesting and diverse characters, have something for everyone.\'Desiree\'s Baby\' deals with mixed-race children, with a surprise ending that subtly questions the feelings of racial superiority.\'La Belle Zoraide\' is about the cruelty of slaveholders in trying to arrange a marriage between a creole beauty and a mulatto she doesn\'t love.\'A Lady of Bayou St. John\' tells the tale of a young married woman in a lonely marriage who is attracted to another man and believes she will go \"anywhere, anywhere\" with him.You may well find yourself curled up on your sofa one evening reading all these great stories in one sitting!-