In this Book
- The Complete Works of Kate Chopin
- Book
- 1969
- Published by: Louisiana State University Press
- Series: Southern Literary Studies
In 1969, Per Seyersted gave the world the first collected works of Kate Chopin. Seyersted's presentation of Chopin's writings and biographical and bibliographical information led to the rediscovery and celebration of this turn-of-the-century author. Newsweek hailed the two-volume opus -- "In story after story and in all her novels, Kate Chopin's oracular feminism and prophetic psychology almost outweigh her estimable literary talents. Her revival is both interesting and timely." Now for the first time, Seyersted'sComplete Works is available in a single-volume paperback. It is the first and only paperback edition of Chopin's total oeuvre. Containing twenty poems, ninety-six stories, two novels, and thirteen essays -- in short, everything Chopin wrote except several additional poems and three unfinished children's stories -- as well as Seyersted's original revelatory introduction and Edmund Wilson's foreword, this anthology is both a historical and a literary achievement. It is ideal for anyone who wishes to explore the pleasures of reading this highly acclaimed author.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- pp. 21-34
- Short Stories and Sketches
- Emancipation: A Life Fable
- pp. 37-38
- Wiser Than a God
- pp. 39-47
- A Point at Issue!
- pp. 48-58
- Miss Witherwell's Mistake
- pp. 59-66
- With the Violin
- pp. 67-70
- Mrs. Mobry's Reason
- pp. 71-79
- A No-Account Creole
- pp. 80-103
- For Marse Chouchoute
- pp. 104-110
- The Going Away of Liza
- pp. 111-115
- The Maid of Saint Phillippe
- pp. 116-123
- A Wizard from Gettysburg
- pp. 124-130
- A Shameful Affair
- pp. 131-136
- A Rude Awakening
- pp. 137-144
- A Harbinger
- pp. 145-146
- Doctor Chevalier's Lie
- pp. 147-148
- A Very Fine Fiddle
- pp. 149-150
- BoulĂ´t and Boulotte
- pp. 151-152
- Love on the Bon-Dieu
- pp. 153-163
- An Embarrassing Position. Comedy in One Act
- pp. 164-174
- Beyond the Bayou
- pp. 175-180
- After the Winter
- pp. 181-188
- The BĂŞnitous' Slave
- pp. 189-190
- A Turkey Hunt
- pp. 191-192
- Old Aunt Peggy
- p. 193
- The Lilies
- pp. 194-198
- Croque-Mitaine
- pp. 200-201
- A Little Free-Mulatto
- pp. 202-203
- Miss McEnders
- pp. 204-211
- At the 'Cadian Ball
- pp. 219-227
- A Visit to Avoyelles
- pp. 228-231
- Ma'ame PĂ©lagic
- pp. 232-239
- Désirée's Baby
- pp. 240-245
- The Return of Alcibiade
- pp. 249-254
- In and Out of Old Natchitoches
- pp. 255-267
- Madame CĂ©lestin's Divorce
- pp. 276-279
- An Idle Fellow
- pp. 280-281
- A Matter of Prejudice
- pp. 282-288
- A Lady of Bayou St. John
- pp. 298-302
- La Belle ZoraĂŻde
- pp. 303-308
- At Chênière Caminada
- pp. 309-318
- A Gentleman of Bayou TĂŞche
- pp. 319-324
- A Respectable Woman
- pp. 333-336
- Tante Cat'rinette
- pp. 337-344
- A Dresden Lady in Dixie
- pp. 345-351
- The Story of an Hour
- pp. 352-354
- The Night Came Slowly
- p. 366
- Ozème's Holiday
- pp. 382-387
- A Sentimental Soul
- pp. 388-397
- Her Letters
- pp. 398-405
- Odalie Misses Mass
- pp. 406-410
- Dead Men's Shoes
- pp. 418-425
- Athénaïse
- pp. 426-454
- Two Summers and Two Souls
- pp. 455-457
- The Unexpected
- pp. 458-461
- Two Portraits
- pp. 462-466
- Madame Martel's Christmas Eve
- pp. 473-479
- The Recovery
- pp. 480-483
- A Night in Acadie
- pp. 484-499
- A Pair of Silk Stockings
- pp. 500-504
- Nég Créol
- pp. 505-510
- Aunt Lympy's Interference
- pp. 511-517
- The Blind Man
- pp. 518-519
- A Vocation and a Voice
- pp. 520-546
- A Mental Suggestion
- pp. 547-556
- The Locket
- pp. 560-565
- A Morning Walk
- pp. 566-569
- An Egyptian Cigarette
- pp. 570-573
- A Family Affair
- pp. 574-585
- Elizabeth Stock's One Story
- pp. 586-591
- The Godmother
- pp. 597-614
- A Little Country Girl
- pp. 615-621
- A Reflection
- p. 622
- A December Day in Dixie
- pp. 628-630
- The Gentleman from New Orleans
- pp. 631-637
- The White Eagle
- pp. 671-673
- The Wood-Choppers
- pp. 674-679
- The Impossible Miss Meadows
- pp. 685-688
- Essays and Comments
- The Western Association of Writers
- pp. 691-692
- "Crumbling Idols" by Hamlin Garland
- pp. 693-694
- The Real Edwin Booth
- pp. 695-696
- Emile Zola's "Lourdes"
- pp. 697-699
- Confidences
- pp. 700-702
- In the Confidence of a Story-Writer
- pp. 703-705
- As You Like It (a series of essays)
- pp. 706-720
- On Certain Brisk, Bright Days
- pp. 721-724
- Poems
- If It Might Be
- p. 727
- Psyche's Lament
- p. 727
- The Song Everlasting
- p. 728
- It Matters All
- p. 728
- Good Night
- pp. 729-730
- If Some Day
- p. 730
- To Carrie B.
- p. 730
- To Hider Schuyler
- p. 731
- To Mrs. R.
- p. 731
- Let the Night Go
- p. 732
- There's Music Enough
- p. 732
- An Ecstasy of Madness
- pp. 732-733
- I Wanted God
- p. 733
- The Haunted Chamber
- pp. 733-734
- To the Friend of My Youth: To Kitty
- pp. 735-736
- At Fault
- 1.I. The Mistress of Place-Du-Bois
- pp. 741-744
- 1.II. At the Mill
- pp. 744-747
- 1.III. In the Pirogue
- pp. 748-751
- 1.IV. A Small Interruption
- pp. 752-754
- 1.V. In the Pine Woods
- pp. 754-758
- 1.VI. Melicent Talks
- pp. 759-763
- 1.VII. Painful Disclosures
- pp. 764-770
- 1.VIII. Treats of Melicent
- pp. 770-774
- 1.IX. Face to Face
- pp. 774-779
- 1.X. Fanny's Friends
- pp. 779-784
- 1.XI. The Self-Assumed burden
- pp. 784-787
- 1.XII. Saving Old Tires
- pp. 787-793
- 2.I. Fanny's First Night at Place-Du-Bois
- pp. 794-798
- 2.II. "Neva to See You!"
- pp. 798-801
- 2.III. A Talk Under the Cedar Tree
- pp. 801-805
- 2.IV. Thérèse Crosses the River
- pp. 805-810
- 2.V. One Afternoon
- pp. 810-818
- 2.VI. One Night
- pp. 818-823
- 2.VII Melicent Leaves Place-du-Bois
- pp. 824-828
- 2.VIII. with Loose Rein
- pp. 829-833
- 2.IX. The Reason Why
- pp. 834-838
- 2.X. Perplexing Things
- pp. 838-842
- 2.XI. A Social Evening
- pp. 842-849
- 2.XII. Tidings That Sting
- pp. 849-852
- 2.XIII. Melicent Hears the News
- pp. 852-857
- 2.XIV. A Step Too Far
- pp. 857-861
- 2.XV. A Fateful Solution
- pp. 861-868
- 2.XVI. To Him Who Waits
- pp. 869-872
- 2.XVII. Conclusion
- pp. 873-878
- The Awakening