Parties and PassionsParties and Passions is a literary celebration. Love, betrayal, sadness, humour and more are explored in this collection of party stories by classic authors. Featuring tales from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Parties and Passions shows making merry doesn't always go to plan. Joy and disappointment, murder and mix ups: there's a party for everyone here. Find stories of glamorous masked balls from Edgar Allan Poe and Alexandre Dumas,