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Over 10 hours of riveting stories by some of the world’s greatest short-story writers.

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. This wonderful audio collection contains some of her most important and enjoyable short stories, including “The Story of an Hour”, “The Storm”, “The Locket”, “The Kiss”, “Beyond the Bayou”, “At the Cadian Ball”, “The Reflection”, “A Pair of Stockings”, “A Pair of Silk Stockings”, “A Respectable Woman”, and “Ma’am Pelagie”.

With its realistic portrayal of female marital infidelity, an anudience accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were shocked by Chopin's radical portrayal of a woman trapped in a stifling marriage, seeking passionate physical love outside the confines of her domestic situation.

In this series we explore the many facets of love through literary talents that span both time and country. Love comes in many forms, many shades and many hues. There is one though that society wants more than any other and it is now part of our culture. Yes, the Happy Ending.

Although originally published in 1899, this book's leading character, Edna Pontellier, could be mistaken for a modern day liberated woman, who abandons her conventional role and makes for herself a controversial and ultimately destructive life.

An intense story of love, lust, and betrayal set amidst an intense storm in the American South, The Storm is the sequel to At the 'Cadian Ball by American novelist Kate Chopin. Beautifully crafted and a considered a groundbreaking work of fiction when it was published, it candidly discusses sexual passion and extramarital affairs.

Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers around Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century South. The Awakening is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism.

Ten superbly narrated stories that help explain America by America's best writers.

A thoroughly engaging collection of great classic tales by the very best American authors. 1. 'From Beyond' by H. P. Lovecraft 2. 'The Mysterious Card and the Card Unveiled' by Cleveland Moffett 3. 'Pigs Is Pigs' by Ellis Parker Butler 4. 'The Club of One-Eyed Men' by Arthur Somers Roche 5. 'Afterward' by Edith Wharton 6. 'The Furnished Room' by O. Henry 7. 'A Descent into the Maelström' by Edgar Allan Poe 8. 'Regret' by Kate Chopin 9. 'The Terrible Old Man' by H. P. Lovecraft 10. 'The Dumb Man' by Sherwood Anderson

Como fiel reflejo de la sociedad en que se desarrolla, la literatura muestra los cambios y terrenos que ha ganado la mujer a lo largo de la historia. Aún queda mucho camino que recorrer pero Medea, Sherezade, Morella, Madame Bovary e, incluso, Lisbeth Salander han ayudado a defender y reivindicar los derechos de la mujer.

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Americans have vivid, colourful and mesmerising imaginations. On the flip side they are equally adept at Realism. In this volume their famed authors explore short stories that bring us up close and personal to reality.

Uma das primeiras histórias de Kate Chopin, este conto, publicado em 1892, retrata um pouco da vida e dos hábitos dos moradores da região da Acadiana, na Louisiana (EUA). A história de dois casais se transforma rapidamente durante um baile.

No conto “Cartas”, publicado pela primeira vez em 1895, uma mulher guarda consigo um pacote de cartas comprometedoras, que precisam ser mantidas em segredo a qualquer custo. Quando o marido as encontra, um conflito interno se apodera dele. Lealdade, ciúmes e resignação permeiam esta obra.

Neste conto, Kate Chopin mergulha no coração amoroso e na mente cheia de fantasias de um homem que tinha vários nomes e nenhum deles definido.

Este conto fala de Tonie, um jovem tímido que mora em Chênière Caminada com sua mãe. Esse personagem também aparece no romance O despertar, da mesma autora.

Este conto mostra o momento em que Louise Mallard, uma mulher casada, recebe a notícia de que seu marido tinha morrido em um acidente de trem. Ela então visualiza novas oportunidades e liberdade para o futuro.

Este conto, de 1893, explora a questão do amor e da aceitação, quando uma mulher idosa finalmente supera seus preconceitos.

Este conto, publicado pela primeira vez em 1896, traz a história de uma atriz parisiense que anualmente se refugia no convento de freiras onde cresceu.

Neste conto, publicado pela primeira vez em 1894, Manna Loulou conta a história de Zoraide, uma mulher escravizada criada como afilhada da sua senhora.