′I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn′t give myself.′Heralded as one of the first instances of feminist literature and rejected at
The works of Kate Chopin were nearly forgotten for much of the twentieth century, but her popularity made a resurgence in the 1970s when readers and scholars turned their attention to early women&rsqu
On vacation in Grand Isle, Louisiana, a married woman falls in love with a charming, attentive young man. The relationship spurs Edna Pontellier to explore her longing for independence and creative fu
'The year's caravan goes by swiftly,Seize the cheerful moment' Omar Khayyam's wonderful work in Peter Avery and John Heath-Stubbs' famous translationIntroducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Pen
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 Awakeninghas been haile
The heroine of this story, Edna Pontellier, goes through the stages of a compelling but ultimately tragic search for personal freedom. On publication in 1899, this book provided a frank treatment on a
