When first published in 1899, "The Awakening" shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to...

This powerful story concerns a wife who learns that her overbearing husband has been killed....

From 1892 to 1895, Kate Chopin wrote short stories for both children and adults. Within a decade of her death, Chopin was widely recognized as one of the leading writers of her time....

A collection of seven short stories by Kate Chopin....

In Désirée’s Baby, the adopted daughter of a wealthy prewar French Creole couple is courted by the son of another wealthy, respected French Creole family. After they marry, their child is born with dark skin and believed to have African ancestry....

Focusing on themes of race andgender, Kate Chopin's short stories largely center on life in rural Louisiana....

This is a story from the Classic Women's Short Stories collection....

First published in Vogue in 1894, A Respectable Woman is the story of a woman struggling to understand her desires....

A young Confederate soldier is given a solid gold locket before he heads to war. He and the woman who gave it to him are passionately in love and long for the time when they can be together....

Nathalie, a lovely and determined young lady, plans to marry Mr. Brantain, an unattractive but extremely wealthy man....