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Kate Chopin Pioneer of Creole Life Highlighted
Floyd C. Shoemaker notes Kate Chopin, born in St. Louis on February 8 1851, as a distinguished novelist and short story writer. The piece traces her education, reading influences, major works such as Bayou Folk and The Awakening, critical reception, and her place in late nineteenth century American literature.
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Kate Chopin
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
St. Louis
Sacred Heart Convent
Walter Scott and
Fielding
Darwin
Huxley
Spencer
Moliere
Alphonse Dandet
de Maupassant
Gregoire
Melicent
Desiree
Gregoire Satien
Chicago
Acadie
Chopin
Youth’s Companion
Harper’s
Young People
Wide Awake
Cheri
Youth's Companion
Daniel S. Rankin