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First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early...

Mrs. Louise Mallard, afflicted with a heart condition, reflects on the death of her husband from the safety of her locked room. Originally published in Vogue magazine, “The Story of an Hour” was retitled...

Edna Pontellier is a wife, a mother, and a member of the Presbyterian Church, but has never felt comfortable being defined by any of these roles. Edna yearns for freedom, independence, and self-fulfillment—all...

It was one afternoon in April, not long ago, only the other day, and the shadows had already begun to lengthen. Bertrand Delmandé, a fine, bright-looking boy of fourteen years,fifteen, perhaps,-was mounted,...

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and...

Kate Chopin's 1899 novella The Awakening is about the personal, sexual, and artistic awakening of a young wife and mother, Edna Pontellier. While on vacation at Grand Isle, an island in the Gulf of Mexico,...

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback...

When first published in 1899, The Awakening shocked readers with its honest treatment of female marital infidelity. Audiences accustomed to the pieties of late Victorian romantic fiction were taken aback...

Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms.In this stunning work of early feminist literature, New Orleans housewife Edna...

In Kate Chopin's short story "A No-Account Creole," readers are immersed in the cultural intricacies and social dynamics of late 19th-century Louisiana. The narrative features Chopin'Äôs hallmark use...

The Awakening takes readers on a philosophical discovery of female freedom and particularly its sexual awareness. This book describes Edna Pontellier, a Victorian woman who breaking through the role appointed...

The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle...

The Pontellier family are spending a hot, lazy holiday on the Gulf of Mexico. No-one expects that Edna Pontellier should be preoccupied with anything more than her husband and children. When an illicit...

'The voice of the sea is seductive; never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander for a spell in abysses of solitude'When 'The Awakening' was first published in 1899, charges...

'At night, among the reeds on the bayou, Chicot could still hear the woman's wail, mingled now with the croaking of the frogs...'From one of the most daring writers of fin-de-siècle America, five stories...

En Louisiane à la fin du XIXe siècle la vie est paisible: villas du bord de mer, soirées musicales, robes de mousseline et enfants sages. Aux yeux d’Edna, cette quiétude confine à la torpeur. Une émotion...

En Louisiane à la fin du XIXe siècle la vie est paisible: villas du bord de mer, soirées musicales, robes de mousseline et enfants sages. Aux yeux d’Edna, cette quiétude confine à la torpeur. Une émotion...

Eh bien, il va falloir se faire une raison : l’Américain-type, ça n’existe pas ! Tant pis pour la belle ordonnance des idées toutes faites ; d’un Américain à l’autre, le caractère, les mœurs, la stature...

First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early...

The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle...

Kate Chopinin Herääminen on herkkä kuvaus neworleansilaisen naisen elämästä ja hänen havahtumisestaan tiedostamaan naiseutensa, seksuaalisuutensa ja avioliittonsa uudella tavalla. Kun romaani ilmestyi...

Con straordinaria sensibilità Kate Chopin ricostruisce in un questo romanzo, diventato ormai un classico della letteratura mondiale, il cammino di liberazione di una giovane donna alle prese con il conformismo...

A green and yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: "Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!" He could speak a little Spanish, and also a...

Written by Chopin the author of the much celebrated novel "The Awakening" comes another classic rich piece of late 19th century feminist american literature. Set in the heart of America’s deep south,...

Love for unavailable men, regret, unhappy marriages, priests and an old woman losing her memory, these stories cover many issues we still face today. A young woman tired of marriage resolves to leave...

A wide-ranging collection from classics of fiction tales to humorous sketches to romances, these short stories, with their interesting and diverse characters, have something for everyone. ‘Desiree’s...

First published in 1899, this beautiful, brief novel so disturbed critics and the public that it was banished for decades afterward. Now widely read and admired, The Awakening has been hailed as an early...

Love, deceit, unhappy marriages, affairs of the heart, suicide and romance. This selection of short stories by Kate Chopin has something for everyone. A wide-ranging collection from classics of fiction...

Sex, suicide, sensuality, affairs and a woman realising that life must hold much more than just being a wife and a mother. Will Edna follow her desires or will her controlling husband bring her back into...

Divorce, adultery, murder, female alcoholism, racism, civil war, arson, drowning, marriage dominated by hate and marriage filled with love. Is there anything left that this book doesn’t deal with? Therese...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

Time, Curious Time is a collection of four short stories that involve mystery, humor, and romance. "The Music Helped Her to Forget" follows Marina, a single mom with brown hair and brown skin who takes...

From the Mind of Derringer Award Winning Author James Blakey Comes Thirteen Tales of Crime and Mystery."Fast Times at Spiro Agnew High" - Junior Mike Wimmer owes money to the school loan shark. But Mike...

A Collection of Short Stories that will challenge your perceptions and beliefs. Expand your world by entering my mind.

Nariah Boyd didn't think reports of a kidnapping in the city had anything to do with her. The city is big, it was run by vampires who made their own rules—anyone could disappear for any number of reasons.But...

When Art awakens to discover his left hand missing, he soon learns that isn't the worst part. No one, including his wife, remembers him ever having a left hand. His determination to prove something stole...

Valentine's, a day for romance and . . . murder?Cherry Hills animal lover Imogene Little would like nothing more than to spend Valentine's Day at home with only her cat Cleopatra for company. Instead,...

WILL THEY EVEN READ IT?: Dylan and Hester discuss the current state of literature at a bar over beers and Geek Bars. Hester brings a copy of Dylan's book to sign. Bonus Story, Retirement Castle.

Sam Black's life is about to get turned upside down when he unboxes his full-sized automaton robot – the Venus 5000.  She can walk, talk, sing…….and even kill. But that's not all.  Sam may even be framed...

27-year-old Will Williamson lives alone. Only he doesn't live by himself in just any old place. He lives in South Fork, Indiana's very own bunker community. He's not scared of the world ending. He just...

Wolf & Sheep - Judy show's up late to a party and discovers a blood bath. Bonus Story, Wolf & Sheep 2: Liz and Marty Womack are visited by two masked intruders in the middle of the night. From...

In Duke Tate's first-ever short story collection, join Jericho Walker on the adventure of a lifetime hunting green slime in the Mississippi outback or hunker down in a bunker loaded full of books with...

In Sasquatch's Cereal.... Stellar Moon has one obsession, his Froot Loop cereal, until he discovers he doesn't need it anymore.Wandering through the woods when he was little, Stellar was separated from...

So, what do you make of that title?The Sofa King… really?What kind of a story collection is this?Judge for yourself, Gentle Reader. Here are the five tales that await you, should you be so brave. In...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

8 Short Stories, THE BEER DIARIES: Four guys in a punk rock band have one night to impress a record executive but the bass player is on a 51-50 hold and the gig is in Hollywood.WILL THEY EVEN READ IT?:...

Grab your air-sick bag and get ready to sample some of the goriest gore and grossest grossness that the great country of Poland has to offer. This ain't Harry Potter, folks, this is a gleeful bacchanal...

Majestic sun-temples. Mystic cenotes. Sacred ball-courts. Ritual sacrifice to blood-hungry gods. Mighty jaguars, feathered serpents, obsidian, jade, and gold.Join Splatterpunk Award Winner Christine Morgan's...

No narrative ever ends; each crawls inside its readers to decay eternally. Those readers become authors to write themselves out of existence, reading themselves into our unspooling.Presenting A Carcass...

Poisoned Uxor 77 radioactive meteor fucked Hearth with a big Kaboom! changing the way of life of the inhabitants of our planet.No more animal protein, no more moral values or conscience, weird and obscene...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

A runaway heart. A waiting bookshop. A love story written by fate.When Charlotte returns to Sweetwater, she doesn't expect the bookshop she ran from to be alive with magic—or for the man she left behind...

In Catastrophe, Devon inadvertently enters an underground fighting ring. He believes he is going to renege, but he discovers his brother had medical issues. He's determined to win the money to help. Macko,...

A man seeking peace and solitude at a secluded seaside hotel soon finds himself entangled in a web of mystery and danger. What begins as a simple getaway takes an eerie turn when he is woken in the night...

He has one chance to live again . . .Four years ago, Patrick MacClairns lost his life rushing to Lady Sarah's side. As the anniversary of his death approaches, he has one final chance to defeat death...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...