Kate Chopin
(1850 - 1904)
The Story of an Hour
A woman hears news of her husband's death.
Ma'ame Pelagie
Two sisters dream of restoring the old family home following the Civil War.
A Pair Of Silk Stockings
Little Mrs. Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars.
The Locket
A Confederate soldier carries a locket around his neck.
Desiree's Baby
The events surrounding the birth of a child - the father a member of an important Louisiana family; the mother a woman found abandoned as a
A Respectable Woman
When an old college friend of her husband comes to stay, Mrs. Baroda likes him more than she expected, though she is not sure why.
Beyond The Bayou
The woman everyone affectionately calls 'La Folle' has never ventured beyond the bayou near her cabin.