The ebook The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin from Animedia Company includes a novel The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, first published in 1899, and selected short stories, such as Beyond the Bayou, Ma'ame Pelagie, Desiree's Baby, A Respectable Woman, The Kiss, A Pair of Silk Stockings, The Locket, A Reflection. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot of The Awakening centers on Edna Po