At her death in 1964 Flannery o'Connor left behind a body of unpublished essays and lectures, as well as a number of critical articles that appeared in scattered publications during her lifetime. Mystery and Manners presents selections from these two categories of her occasional prose, and is thus the first book of non fiction by Flannery O'connor. The contents were selected and edited by Sally and Robert Fitzgerald, whose lifelong friendship with the author originated at the satart of her literary career.