Kate Chopin Reading Order
5 series · 74 books · Born 1850
Kate Chopin was an influential American writer known for her compelling short stories and novels set in Louisiana. Active from 1818 to 2026, she has written 74 works across five series, including standalone novels, novellas, and anthologies. Her most renowned piece, The Awakening, reflects her pioneering spirit in exploring themes of feminism and identity.
Anthologies Series
Complete10 books (1975–2020)
Start with Women and Fiction, the first of 10 books in the Anthologies series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Women and Fiction 1975Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  A World of Fiction 1983Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Louisiana Stories 1990Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Short Story: 30 Masterpieces 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  Stories to Get You Through the Night 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 | Great Short Stories by American Women 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 |  The Penguin Book of Erotic Stories By Women 2012Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 | Life Is Short – Art Is Shorter: In Praise of Brevity 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Classic Women's Short Stories 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
Collections Series
Likely Complete18 books (1891–2022)
Start with A Shameful Affair and Other Stories, the first of 18 books in the Collections series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  A Shameful Affair and Other Stories 1891Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  The Father of Desiree's Baby and Other Stories 1893Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 |  The Kiss and Other Stories 1897Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  The Complete Works of Kate Chopin 1899Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 |  The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin 1976Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  A Vocation and a Voice 1991Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  Matter of Prejudice and Other Stories 1992Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Awakening & Other Stories 1995Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  A Pair of Silk Stockings and Other Stories 1996Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Kate Chopin's Private Papers 1998Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 |  The Awakening and Selected Stories 2000Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 |  Lilacs and Other Stories 2005Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 |  A Night in Acadie 2009Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  A Collection of Kate Chopin's Short Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Bayou Folk and A Night in Acadie and Other Stories 2013Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  A December Day in Dixie and Other Works 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  The Storm, Dead Men's Shoes and Other Short Stories 2015Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 | Nine Stories 2022Buy 🇺🇸 |
Modern Library Torchbearers Series
Ongoing39 books (1818–2026)
Start with Persuasion(By: Jane Austen), the first of 39 books in the Modern Library Torchbearers series.
| # | Title |
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| 1 |  Persuasion(By: Jane Austen) 1818Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 2 |  Wuthering Heights(By: Emily Brontë) 1847Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 3 | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl(By: Harriet Ann Jacobs) 1861Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 4 |  Lady Audley's Secret(By: Mary Elizabeth Braddon) 1862Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 5 | The Yellow Wallpaper and Other Writings(By: Charlotte Perkins Gilman) 1892Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 6 |  The Awakening 1899Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 7 |  The Goodness of St. Rocque: And Other Stories(By: Alice Dunbar-Nelson) 1899Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 8 | The Custom of the Country(By: Edith Wharton) 1913Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 9 |  The Voyage Out(By: Virginia Woolf) 1915Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 10 |  Regiment of Women(By: Clemence Dane,Melissa Broder) 1917Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 11 | The Heads of Cerberus(By: Francis Stevens) 1919Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 12 | The Transformation of Philip Jettan(By: Georgette Heyer) 1923Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 13 | A Daughter of the Samurai(By: Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto) 1925Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 14 |  Bread Givers(By: Anzia Yezierska) 1925Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 15 |  Gentlemen Prefer Blondes(By: Anita Loos) 1925Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 16 |  Quicksand(By: Nella Larsen) 1928Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 17 |  Passing(By: Nella Larsen) 1929Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 18 |  Nada(By: Carmen Laforet) 1944Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 19 |  The Return of the Soldier(By: Rebecca West) 1970Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 20 |  The Selected Poetry(By: Edna St. Vincent Millay,Olivia Gatwood,Nancy Milford) 2002Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 21 |  Love, Anger, Madness: A Haitian Trilogy(By: Marie Vieux-Chauvet) 2010Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 22 | American Indian Stories(By: Ziktala-Sa) 2018Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 23 |  Narrative Of Sojourner Truth(By: Sojourner Truth,Oliver Gilbert) 2019Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 24 |  The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa(By: Sawako Nakayasu,Chika Sagawa) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 25 |  There Is Confusion(By: Jessie Redmon Fauset) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 26 | Villette(By: Charlotte Brontë) 2020Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 27 |  Mrs. Spring Fragrance: and Other Writings(By: C Pam Zhang,Sui Sin Far) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 28 |  The Southern Woman: Selected Fiction(By: Elizabeth Spencer) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 29 |  The Squatter and the Don(By: Ana Castillo,María Amparo Ruiz de Burton) 2021Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 30 |  The Princess of 72nd Street(By: Elaine Kraf) 2024Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 31 |  Find Him!(By: Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 32 |  I Am Clarence(By: Sarah Manguso,Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 33 | Lolly Willowes or, the loving huntsman(By: Sylvia Townsend Warner) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 34 |  Plum Bun Without a Moral(By: Jessie Redmon Fauset) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 35 |  The House of Madelaine(By: Elaine Kraf) 2025Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 36 |  A Country Doctor(By: Sarah Orne Jewett) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 37 | Memory House(By: Elaine Kraf) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 38 | Nothing Grows by Moonlight(By: Torborg Nedreaas) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
| 39 |  The Collected Stories of Katherine Mansfield(By: Katherine Mansfield,Sloane Crosley) 2026Buy 🇺🇸 |
Short Stories/Novellas Series
Complete5 books (1893–2018)
Start with Desiree's Baby, the first of 5 books in the Short Stories/Novellas series.
Standalone Novels Series
Complete2 books (1890–1899)
Start with At Fault and read in order.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many books has Kate Chopin written?
- Kate Chopin has written 74 books across 5 series. Their published works span from 1818 to 2026.
- What is the first book in each Kate Chopin series?
- Here are the first books in Kate Chopin's series: Anthologies: Women and Fiction; Collections: A Shameful Affair and Other Stories; Modern Library Torchbearers: Persuasion(By: Jane Austen); Short Stories/Novellas: Desiree's Baby.
- What order should I read Kate Chopin's books?
- We recommend reading Kate Chopin's series in publication order. Each series can be read independently.
- Is Kate Chopin still writing new books?
- Yes, Kate Chopin has 1 ongoing series: Modern Library Torchbearers.