90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name Nuns, maidens, adventurers - with electricity, The Story of an Hour collects stories of female freedom, as Kate Chopin asks the question- what will emancipation feel like for her, looking at the horizon and the future, to the frontier?

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ISBN13: 9780241746868
Format: Paperback / softback
Number of Pages: 112
Edition:
Publication Date: 15 Jul 2025
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 18(H)x11(L)x0.7(W)73
Weight (gm): 73

Author Biography

Katherine O'Flaherty (1850-1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. In 1899, her second novel, The Awakening, was published to much outrage and harsh criticism based upon moral, rather than literary, standards.

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