"The Story of an Hour"@en . . . . "The Dream of an Hour"@en . "\"The Story of an Hour\" is a short story written by Kate Chopin on April 19, 1894, and originally published in Vogue on December 6, 1894 as \"The Dream of an Hour\". It was first reprinted in St. Louis Life on January 5, 1895 as \"The Story of an Hour.\"The title of the short story refers to the time elapsed between the moments at which the protagonist, Louise Mallard, hears that her husband is dead and discovers that he is alive after all."@en . . .