This volume brings together the stories from Barbarian Stories, published in 1929, The Hostages (1930) and Boys and Girls and Gods (1931). They are: The barley field, Steague Fort, Niempsor Kar, A matter of no importance, Arminius in the cherry tree, Mascaret, Laeta, The amphitheatre at Pola, 'I'm a Business Man', The Konung of white walls, 'Oh gay are the garlands!', The goat, Nuts in May, The Hostages, A Little Girl Lost, Cottia went to Bibracte, Quintus getting well, Maiden Castle, In patria potestate, Bread and water, The first breaking of England, The Prince, The founding of the new city, The war ship sails, To the glory of Ashur, The first morning, The saving of Cyrus, The lady of the city, At Plane-Tree Grove, Over the hills and far away, and The garden of Epicuros.