Chopin, Kate O'Flaherty (1851-1904) American novelist and short-story
writer best known for her portrayal of Creole life in Louisiana. Chopin did
not begin writing until after her husband's death in 1882; much of her work
was condemned during her lifetime, but her popularity resurged in the 1960s.
The Maid of Saint Philippe (1889) A St. Louis pioneer girl who has
"breathed the free air of forest and stream," will not leave the country to
follow love to the city where she would have to live under despotic rule.
