Friday, January 11, 2019

Regret

Regret is a short story by Kate Chopin. You can read it online here or here. It begins,
MAMZELLE AURLIE possessed a good strong figure, ruddy cheeks, hair that was changing from brown to gray, and a determined eye. She wore a man's hat about the farm, and an old blue army overcoat when it was cold, and sometimes top-boots.

Mamzelle Aurlie had never thought of marrying. She had never been in love. At the age of twenty she had received a proposal, which she had promptly declined, and at the age of fifty she had not yet lived to regret it.
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14 comments:

  1. Interesting opening

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  2. Thank you - I will listen to it !
    Happy weekend!

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    1. I hope you like it. Her most famous work is a novel called The Awakening, which you can read online here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/160/160-h/160-h.htm

      or listen to here: https://librivox.org/the-awakening-version-2-by-kate-chopin/

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  3. Sounds very intriguing, I have bookmarked it for later! Thanks! Valerie

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    1. I hope you like it. It's just 12 minutes long when read aloud, so it's not the time investment a novel would be.

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  4. What a fascinating author. I'm off to listen to this because it is intriguing.

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  5. From the title it sounds like this may be a sad and moving story. I like the author's writing style too 😁. Happy Saturday! J 😊 x

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  6. Kate Chopin was a very talented writer. I remember reading some of her stories back in college. But I don't think this one. You piqued my interest though. Happy weekend.

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    1. I love these short [pieces that take so little time to read and that are available online. I can expand my experience so easily :)

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  7. The guy stumbled over the words a few times reading which throws me out of the trance of listening--LOL! But it was very good! :)

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    1. I have no patience for the books being read to me. Sadly, my mind tends to wander :(

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