Lilacs and Other Stories

by Kate Chopin

Book Overview

Before she wrote The Awakening -- a powerful novel that has illuminated generations of readers with its strikingly honest and controversial themes of female sexuality and miscegenation--Kate Chopin... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486440958
• ISBN13: 9780486440958
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

A mixed bag

This collection holds a mixture of lesser-know stories with a few of her classics, all well-worth reading. It includes A Dresden Lady in Dixie, A Family Affair, A Matter of Prejudice, A No-Account Creole, A Rude Awakening, A Sentimental Soul, A Wizard From Gettysburg, After the Winter, At Cheniere Caminada, Athenaise, Beyond the Bayou, Dead Men' Shoes, For Marse Chouchoute, In and Out of Old Natchitoches, In Sabine, La Belle Zoraide, Lilacs, Love on the Bon-Dieu, Ma'ame Pelagie, The Lilies, Neg Creol, Tante Catrinette, The Return of Alcibiade, and Wiser Than God.