The Story of an Hour
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Author: Kate Chopin. Language: English. Reading edition: 28 October 2026.
Opening excerpt
Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.
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