Abstract
ABSTRACT This article examines George Gissing’s 1886 novel, Demos, as a likely antecedent of Kate Chopin’s 1894 short story, “The Story of an Hour.” Strong thematic and stylistic echoes between the two texts are considered, along with textual similarities common to both texts. The relationship between Chopin’s short story and Gissing’s novel about radical labor unrest invites a compelling reconsideration of “The Story of an Hour,” and goes some way to recontextualizing Mrs. Mallard’s intriguing response to her husband’s death by placing it in the context of other radical fiction from the period.
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