Bayou Folk

Kate Chopin's classic book of 23 masterful short stories shows rural life in Louisiana after the American Civil War and how former slaves, people of color, women, poor whites, and wealthy whites chafed against social restrictions. Lightly edited for modern readers, including translations from French and standardized spelling, the bones of the stories are just as she told them with no changes to plot or settings. Best of all the book includes the original unedited versions in appendices.

Kate Chopin by Wikipedia Contributors; 1-A No-Account Creole; 2-In and Out of Old Natchitoches; 3-In Sabine; 4-A Very Fine Fiddle; 5-Beyond the Bayou; 6-Old Aunt Peggy; 7-The Return of Alcibiade; 8-A Rude Awakening; 9-The Bênitous’ Slave; 10-Desirée’s Baby; 11-A Turkey Hunt; 12-Babita Célestin’s Divorce; 13-Love on the Bon Dieu; 14-Loka; 15-Boulôt and Boulotte; 16-For Mister Chouchoute; 17-A Visit to Avoyelles; 18-A Wizard from Gettysburg; 19-Pélagie; 20-At the Acadian Dance Party; 21-The Beautiful Zoraïde; 22-A Man of Bayou Têche; 23-A Woman of Bayou St. John; Appendix A: A No-Account Creole (Original); Appendix B: In and Out of Old Natchitoches (Original); Appendix C: In Sabine (Original); Appendix D: A Very Fine Fiddle (Original); Appendix E: Beyond the Bayou (Original); Appendix F: Old Aunt Peggy (Original); Appendix G: The Return of Alcibiade (Original); Appendix H: A Rude Awakening (Original); Appendix I: The Bênitous’ Slave (Original); Appendix J: Desirée’s Baby (Original); Appendix K: A Turkey Hunt (Original); Appendix L: Madame Célestin’s Divorce (Original); Appendix M: Love on the Bon-Dieu (Original); Appendix N: Loka (Original); Appendix O: Boulôt and Boulotte (Original); Appendix P: For Marse Chouchoute (Original); Appendix Q: A Visit to Avoyelles (Original); Appendix R: A Wizard from Gettysburg (Original); Appendix S: Ma’ame Pélagie (Original); Appendix T: At the ‘Cadian Ball (Original); Appendix U: La Belle Zoraïde (Original); Appendix V: A Gentleman of Bayou Têche (Original); Appendix W: A Lady of Bayou St. John (Original)