A Night in Acadie

<p><I>A Night in Acadie</I> (1897) is a short story collection by American author Kate Chopin. Chopin a pioneering feminist and gifted writer sought to portray the experiences of Southern women and ethnic minorities struggling to survive in an era decimated by war and economic hardship. <I>A Night in Acadie</I> collects twenty-one of her stories.<p>In A Night in Acadie a young farmer named Tel��sphore decides to take his meager earnings with him into town. Making his way to the train he laments his solitary life musing on the women he has unsuccessfully courted-the lovely Elvina homely and hardworking Amaranthe and the seductive widow Ganache. That night attending a dance near Marksville he makes the acquaintance of the beautiful Za��da. Although she is already engaged to be married he makes a point of talking to her happy to escape his thoughts if only for one night. Ath��na��se is the story of a young wife who longs to escape her husband. Fleeing to New Orleans determined to survive on her own Ath��na��se soon makes a discovery that shakes her conviction and forces her to consider returning home. In Regret Mamzelle Aur��lie is an unmarried woman approaching middle age. Having never been in love she lives comfortably with her dog on a modest farm. One day her neighbor unexpectedly shows up at her doorstep with her four young children asking if she will look after them for the day. <I>A Night in Acadie</I> showcases the literary talent of Kate Chopin a writer with an eye for characters on the fringe people whose hearts often clash with the rules and demands of culture in the American South.<p>Since our inception in 2020 Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>