Tales of Louisiana Life

Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie are short story collections by Louisiana Creole author Kate Chopin. Many of the stories are set in Natchitoches in north-central Louisiana. The characters in stories are usually residents of Louisiana, and many are Creoles of various ethnic or racial backgrounds. Table of Contents: - Bayou Folk: - A No-Account Creole - In and Out of Old Natchitoches - In Sabine - A Very Fine Fiddle - Beyond the Bayou - Old Aunt Peggy - The Return of Alcibiade - A Rude Awakening - The Bênitous' Slave - Désirée's Baby - A Turkey Hunt - Madame Célestin's Divorce - Love on the Bon-Dieu - Loka - Boulôt and Boulotte - For Marse Chouchoute - A Visit to Avoyelles - A Wizard from Gettysburg - Ma'ame Pélagie - At the 'Cadian Ball - La Belle Zoraïde - A Gentleman of Bayou Têche - A Lady of Bayou St. John - A Night in Acadie: - A Night in Acadie - Athénaïse - After the Winter - Polydore - Regret - A Matter of Prejudice - Caline - A Dresden Lady in Dixie - Nég Créol - The Lilies - Azélie - Mamouche - A Sentimental Soul - Dead Men's Shoes - At Chênière Caminada - Odalie Misses Mass - Cavanelle - Tante Cat'rinette - A Respectable Woman - Ripe Figs - Ozème's Holiday