Tales of Louisiana Life: Bayou Folk & A Night in Acadie

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