A Matter of Prejudice and Other Stories

The multi-hued world of New Orleans and the bayou is the backdrop for Kate Chopin's entertaining, astute, and beautifully written short stories. With their spirited characters, exotic imagery, and remarkably progressive consciousness, these stories--written between 1880 and 1900--display the stylistic brilliance that has led many critics to hail Kate Chopin as the literary forerunner of such great American writers as Ernest Hemingway. A no-account Creole -- A rude awakening -- Love on the Bon-Dieu -- After the winter -- Old Aunt Peggy -- The Lilies -- Loka -- At the 'Cadian ball -- In and out of old Nachitoches -- Mamouche -- Madame Celestin's divorce -- A matter of prejudice -- In Sabine -- Tante Cat'rinette -- A Dresden lady in Dixie -- Regret -- Ozeme's holiday -- Odalie misses mass -- Dead men's shoes -- A night in Acadie -- A family affair -- The storm: a sequel to "At the 'Cadian Ball" -- A little country girl -- The Gentleman from New Orleans.