Beyond the Bayou and Other Short Stories

BEYOND THE BAYOU AND OTHER SHORT STORIES includes seventy-two short stories by Louisiana Cajun writer Kate Chopin. Known for her critiques of Southern life and racism, this book includes her controversial story 'Desiree's Baby,' one of the earliest tales of miscegenation set in the pre-Civil War South.

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• Beyond The Bayou

• Ma’ame Pelagie

• Desiree’s Baby

• The Bênitous' Slave

• The Blind Man

• The Lilies

• The Night Came Slowly

• The Recovery

• The Return of Alcibiade

• The Storm

• The Unexpected

• A Respectable Woman

• The Kiss

• A Pair of Silk Stockings

• The Locket

• A Reflection

• The Story of an Hour

• A December Day in Dixie

• A Dresden Lady in Dixie

• A Family Affair

• A Gentleman of Bayou Têche

• A Harbinger

• A Horse Story

• A Lady of Bayou St. John

• A Little Country Girl

• A Little Free Mulatto

• A Matter of Prejudice

• A Mental Suggestion

• A Morning Walk

• A Night in Acadie

• A No-Account Creole

• A Point at Issue

• A Rude Awakening

• A Sentimental Soul

• A Shameful Affair

• A Turkey Hunt

• A Very Fine Fiddle

• A Visit to Avoyelles

• A Wizard from Gettysburg

• After the Winter

• An Egyptian Cigarette

• An Idle Fellow

• At Chênière Caminada

• At the ‘Cadian Ball

• Athénaïse

• Azélie

• Boulôt and Boulotte

• Caline

• Cavanelle

• Dead Men’s Shoes

• Doctor Chevalier’s Lie

• Emancipation: A Life Fable

• For Marse Chouchoute

• Her Letters

• In and Out of Old Natchitoches

• In Sabine

• Juanita

• La Belle Zoraïde

• Lilacs

• Loka

• Love on the Bon-Dieu

• Madame Célestin's Divorce

• Mamouche

• Miss McEnders

• Nég Créol

• Odalie Misses Mass

• Old Aunt Peggy

• Ozème's Holiday

• Polydore

• Regret

• Ripe Figs

• Tante Cat'rinette