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A vocation and a voice / stories by Kate Chopin ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Emily Toth.

Chopin, Kate, 1850-1904 (Author). Toth, Emily. (Added Author).

Summary:

Gathers stories about suicide, death, infidelity, dreams, hypnosis, adolescence, convent life, child abuse, and social outcasts.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780140390780
  • Physical Description: xxxiv, 202 pages ; 20 cm.
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1991.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A Penguin original"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxxi).
Formatted Contents Note:
A vocation and a voice -- Elizabeth Stock's one story -- Two portraits (The nun and The wanton) -- An idle fellow -- A mental suggestion -- An Egyptian cigarette -- The white eagle -- The story of an hour (The dream of an hour) -- Two summers and two souls -- The night came slowly -- Juanita -- The unexpected -- Her letters -- The kiss -- Suzette -- The falling in love of Fedora (Fedora) -- The recovery -- The blind man -- An Easter Day conversion (A morning walk) -- Lilacs -- Ti Démon (A horse story) -- Ti Démon -- The godmother.
Subject:
Louisiana > Social life and customs > Fiction.
Genre:
Short stories.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library FIC CHOPIN (Text) 36015000256616 Adult Fiction Available -