The best writing of Anderosn: "Winesburg, Ohio, " linked passaged from "Poor White, " six short stories, including "The Egg" and "Death in the Woods, " verbal sketches of Gertrude Stein, Ring Lardner, Paul Rosenfeld, Sinclair Lewis, and Theodore Dreiser, newspaper writings, and a selection of letters. Horace Gregory has editied the book with sensitivity and love.

A collection of the best work from the great American writer includes three full-length novels, nineteen short stories and sketches, and selections from his essays, letters, and poems.