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

At age twenty-eight Edna Pontellier vows to honor the deep yearnings within herself that she senses are unfulfilled by marriage and motherhood.

This is the moving and powerful story of Edna Pontellier, a beautiful young wife and mother who discovers her true feelings and identity through her love for Robert Lebrun...

This collection includes five stories by influential women writers from the close of the 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century.

This anthology of complete short fiction represents some of the most significant and enjoyable...

Nine of the best of Chopin's stories of Louisiana including Desiree's Baby and Love on the Bon-Dieu.

This unique collection features some of the best short stories every written....

Here are eight stories from master American writers of the nineteenth century.

These stories, all written around the turn of the century, describe the close of the Victorian era...