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A Pair of Silk Stockings

The Going Public … in Shorts Series (Related to this series)

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Kate Chopin is a widely considered a forerunner to the feminist authors of the twentieth century. Focusing on themes of race and gender, her short stories largely center on life in rural Louisiana. In "A Pair of Silk Stockings," a young woman unexpected finds herself with fifteen dollars. Inspired by her newfound wealth, she ignores her natural impulses and indulges in a day of luxurious abandon. A wistful rumination on loss and the illusion of control, "A Pair of Silk Stockings" is Chopin at her absolute best.

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Author Kate Chopin
Narrator Arielle DeLisle
Series The Going Public … in Shorts Series
Duration 12 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781481535250
Format Audiobook
Publisher Blackstone Publishing
Genre Classic fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Short stories
Availability AU, GB, IE, US

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