By the North Gate is a collection of short stories by Joyce Carol Oates. It was the author's first book, first published by Vanguard Press in 1963. Contents: -Swamps -The Census Taker -Ceremonies -Sweet Love Remembered -Boys at a Picnic -Pastoral Blood -An Encounter with the Blind -Images -Edge of the World -A Legacy -In the Old World -The Fine White Mist of Winter -The Expense of Spirit -By the North Gate