Kate Chopin (1850–1904) was an American author known for her novels and short stories. Her most famous work, “The Awakening,” explored themes of female independence and sexuality, challenging societal norms of the late 19th century.
Short Stories written by Kate Chopin
A December Day in Dixie 1872 - The train was an hour and a half late. I failed to hear any complaints on that score from the… ... Read more
A Dresden Lady in Dixie 1872 - MADAME Valtour had been in the sitting- room some time before she noticed the absence of the Dresden china figure… ... Read more
A Family Affair 1872 - The small engine attached to the Neuilly steam-tram whistled as it passed the Porte Maillot to warn all obstacles to… ... Read more
A Gentleman of Bayou Têche 1872 - It was no wonder Mr. Sublet, who was staying at the Hallet plantation, wanted to make a picture of Evariste.… ... Read more
A Harbinger 1872 - Bruno did very nice work in black and white; sometimes in green and yellow and red. But he never did… ... Read more
A Horse Story 1872 - Herminia, mounted upon a dejected looking sorrel pony, was climbing the gradual slope of a pine hill one morning in… ... Read more
A Lady of Bayou St. John 1872 - The days and nights were very lonely for Madame Delisle. Gustave, her husband, was away yonder in Virginia somewhere, with… ... Read more
A Little Country Girl 1872 - Ninette was scouring the tin milk-pail with sand and lye-soap, and bringing it to a high polish. She used for… ... Read more
A Little Free-Mulatto 1872 - Msié Jean-Ba that was Aurélias father was so especially fine and imposing when he went down to the… ... Read more
A Matter of Prejudice 1872 - MADAME Carambeau wanted it strictly understood that she was not to be disturbed by Gustave's birthday party. They carried her… ... Read more
A Mental Suggestion 1872 - When you meet Pauline this morning she will be charming; she will be quite the most attractive woman in the… ... Read more
A Morning Walk 1872 - Archibald had been up many hours. He had breakfasted, and now he was taking a morning stroll along the village… ... Read more
A Night in Acadie 1872 - THERE was nothing to do on the plantation so Telèsphore, having a few dollars in his pocket, thought he would… ... Read more
A No-Account Creole 1872 - I One agreeable afternoon in late autumn two young men stood together on Canal Street, closing a conversation that had… ... Read more
A Pair of Silk Stockings 1872 - Little Mrs. Sommers one day found herself the unexpected possessor of fifteen dollars. It seemed to her a very large… ... Read more
A Point at Issue! 1872 - Married On Tuesday, May 11, Eleanor Gail to Charles Faraday. Nothing bearing the shape of a wedding announcement could… ... Read more
A Reflection 1872 - Some people are born with a vital and responsive energy. It not only enables them to keep abreast of the… ... Read more
A Respectable Woman 1872 - Mrs. Baroda was a little provoked to learn that her husband expected his friend, Gouvernail, up to spend a week… ... Read more
A Rude Awakening 1872 - "TAKE de do' an' go! You year me? Take de do'!" Lolotte's brown eyes flamed. Her small frame quivered. She… ... Read more
A Sentimental Soul 1872 - I LACODIE stayed longer than was his custom in Mamzelle Fleurette's little store that evening. He had been tempted by… ... Read more
A Shameful Affair 1872 - Mildred Orme, seated in the snuggest corner of the big front porch of the Kraummer farmhouse, was as content as… ... Read more
A Turkey Hunt 1872 - THREE of Madame's finest bronze turkeys were missing from the brood. It was nearing Christmas, and that was the reason,… ... Read more
A Very Fine Fiddle 1872 - WHEN the half dozen little ones were hungry, old Cléophas would take the fiddle from its flannel bag and play… ... Read more
A Visit to Avoyelles 1872 - Every one who came up from Avoyelles had the same story to tell of Mentine. Cher Maître! but she was… ... Read more
A Wizard from Gettysburg 1872 - It was one afternoon in April, not long ago, only the other day, and the shadows had already begun to… ... Read more
After the Winter 1872 - I Trézinie, the blacksmith's daughter, stepped out upon the gallery just as M'sieur Michel passed by. He did not notice… ... Read more
An Egyptian Cigarette 1872 - MY friend, the Architect, who is something of a traveller, was showing us various curios which he had gathered during… ... Read more
An Idle Fellow 1872 - I am tired. At the end of these years I am very tired. I have been studying in books the… ... Read more
At Chênière Caminada 1872 - IThere was no clumsier looking fellow in church that Sunday morning than Antoine Bocaze-the one they called Tonie. But Tonie… ... Read more
At the ‘Cadian Ball 1892 - Bobint, that big, brown, good-natured Bobint, had no intention of going to the ball, even though he knew Calixta would… ... Read more
Athénaïse 1872 - IAthénaïse went away in the morning to make a visit to her parents, ten miles back on rigolet de Bon… ... Read more
Azélie 1872 - AZÉLIE crossed the yard with slow, hesitating steps. She wore a pink sunbonnet and a faded calico dress that had… ... Read more
Beyond the Bayou 1872 - The bayou curved like a crescent around the point of land on which La Folle's cabin stood. Between the stream… ... Read more
Boulôt and Boulotte 1872 - When Boulôt and Boulotte, the little piny-wood twins, had reached the dignified age of twelve, it was decided in family… ... Read more
Caline 1872 - THE sun was just far enough in the west to send inviting shadows. In the centre of a small field,… ... Read more
Cavanelle 1872 - I WAS always sure of hearing something pleasant from Cavanelle across the counter. If he was not mistaking me for… ... Read more
Dead Men’s Shoes 1872 - It never occurred to any person to wonder what would befall Gilma now that "le vieux Gamiche" was dead. After… ... Read more
Desiree’s Baby 1894 - 1 As the day was pleasant, Madame Valmonde drove over to L'Abri to see Desiree and the baby. It made… ... Read more
Doctor Chevalier’s Lie 1872 - The quick report of a pistol rang through the quiet autumn night. It was no unusual sound in the unsavory… ... Read more
Emancipation. A Life Fable 1872 - ... Read more
For Marse Chouchoute 1872 - "AN' now, young man, w'at you want to remember is this - an' take it fer yo' motto: 'No monkey-shines… ... Read more
Her Letters 1872 - I She had given orders that she wished to remain undisturbed and moreover had locked the doors of her rooms.… ... Read more
In and Out of Natchitoches 1872 - PRECISELY at eight o'clock every morning except Saturdays and Sundays, Mademoiselle Suzanne St. Denys Godolph would cross the railroad trestle… ... Read more
In Sabine 1872 - THE sight of a human habitation, even if it was a rude log cabin with a mud chimney at one… ... Read more
Juanita 1872 - To all appearances and according to all accounts, Juanita is a character who does not reflect credit upon her family… ... Read more
La Belle Zoraïde 1872 - The summer night was hot and still; not a ripple of air swept over the marais. Yonder, across Bayou St.… ... Read more
Lilacs 1872 - Mme. Adrienne Farival never announced her coming; but the good nuns knew very well when to look for her. When… ... Read more
Loka 1872 - She was a half-breed Indian girl, with hardly a rag to her back. To the ladies of the Band of… ... Read more
Love on the Bon-Dieu 1872 - UPON the pleasant veranda of Père Antoine's cottage, that adjoined the church, a young girl had long been seated, awaiting… ... Read more
Ma’ame Pelagie 1872 - I When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon.… ... Read more
Madame Célestin’s Divorce 1872 - MADAME CÉLESTIN always wore a neat and snugly fitting calico wrapper when she went out in the morning to sweep… ... Read more
Mamouche 1872 - MAMOUCHE stood within the open doorway, which he had just entered. It was night; the rain was falling in torrents,… ... Read more
Miss McEnders 1872 - I When Miss Georgie McEnders had finished an elaborately simple toilet of gray and black, she divested herself completely of… ... Read more
Nég Créol 1872 - AT the remote period of his birth he had been named César François Xavier, but no one ever thought of… ... Read more
Odalie Misses Mass 1872 - ODALIE sprang down from the mule- cart, shook out her white skirts, and firmly grasping her parasol, which was blue… ... Read more
Old Aunt Peggy 1872 - WHEN the war was over, old Aunt Peggy went to Monsieur, and said: - "Massa, I ain't never gwine to… ... Read more
Ozème’s Holiday 1872 - OZÈME often wondered why there was not a special dispensation of providence to do away with the necessity for work.… ... Read more
Polydor 1872 - It was often said that Polydore was the stupidest boy to be found "from the mouth of Cane river plumb… ... Read more
Regret 1897 - Monsieur Saval, who was called in Mantes "Father Saval," had just risen from bed. He was weeping. It was a… ... Read more
Ripe Figs 1872 - Maman-Nainaine said that when the figs were ripe Babette might go to visit her cousins down on Bayou-Boeuf, where the… ... Read more
Tante Cat’rinette 1872 - IT happened just as everyone had predicted. Tante Cat'rinette was beside herself with rage and indignation when she learned that… ... Read more
The Bênitous’ Slave 1872 - OLD Uncle Oswald believed he belonged to the Bênitous, and there was no getting the notion out of his head.… ... Read more
The Blind Man 1872 - A man carrying a small red box in one hand walked slowly down the street. His old straw hat and… ... Read more
The Kiss 1872 - It was still quite light out of doors, but inside with the curtains drawn and the smouldering fire sending out… ... Read more
The Lilies 1872 - THAT little vagabond Mamouche amused himself one afternoon by letting down the fence rails that protected Mr. Billy's young crop… ... Read more
The Locket 1872 - I One night in autumn a few men were gathered about a fire on the slope of a hill. They… ... Read more
The Night Came Slowly 1872 - I am losing my interest in human beings; in the significance of their lives and their actions. Some one has… ... Read more
The Recovery 1872 - She was a woman of thirty-five, possessing something of youthfulness. It was not the bloom, the softness, nor delicacy of… ... Read more
The Return of Alcibiade 1872 - MR. FRED BARTNER was sorely perplexed and annoyed to find that a wheel and tire of his buggy threatened to… ... Read more
The Storm 1898 - I The leaves were so still that even Bibi thought it was going to rain. Bobint, who was accustomed to… ... Read more
The Story of An Hour 1894 - Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently… ... Read more
The Unexpected 1872 - IT is a simple matter to see the obvious, to do the expected. The tendency of the individual life is… ... Read more