Paul Laurence Dunbar was an American poet, novelist, and playwright of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dunbar began to write stories and verse when still a child; he was president of his high school''s literary society. He published his first poems at the age of 16 in a Dayton newspaper.The critic August Nemo selected seven short stories by this remarkable author for your enjoyment:- The Scapegoat.- One Christmas At Shiloh.- The Mission Of Mr. Scatters.- A Matter Of Doctrine.- Old Abe''s Conversion.- The Race Question.- A Defender Of The Faith.