Katherine Mansfield

• 1975
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Katherine Mansfield was a prominent short story writer in the early 20th century.  This edition of In a German Pension includes a table of contents....

• Apr-1983
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Considered one of the greatest short story writers of her generation, Katherine Mansfield was a modernist writer from New Zealand. This collection includes thirty-five of her most popular stories. In this volume you will find the following stories: &...

• May-1988
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• Mar-1990
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This collection of the works of Katherine Mansfield, 1883-1923, contains the following books: Something Childish, and other stories, Bliss, and other stories, The Garden Party, and other stories ...

• Jun-2005
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One of Katherine Mansfield's most important works, Prelude established her reputation as a master of short fiction. It is accompanied here by its continuation pieces At the Bay and The Doll's House. A large, seemingly loving family, the Burnells lead...

• Aug-2007
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Henry is naive and has never experienced love. When he meets golden-haired Edna in a train carriage, however, his world changes forever. But the intensity of their feelings threatens their innocence, and Edna knows she is too young to leave her child...

• Jan-2010
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"Katherine Mansfield's Short Stories," the author captures some of the fleeting impressions we encounter daily. Some stories, like "The Garden Party," "The Doll's House," "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," accurately convey the sense of loss, the b...

• Oct-2010
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Linda Burnell dreams, listless and distant, whilst downstairs her mother sets in order the family’s new home in the New Zealand countryside. Her vigorous and exhausting husband, Stanley, is at the office, but will return with eager and admiring eye...

• Nov-2010
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An artist who excelled at the expression of subtle details and concentrated emotion, Katherine Mansfield ranks among the twentieth century's greatest short story writers. Her elegant, ironic tales reflect her own bohemian lifestyle, which involved te...

• Oct-2011
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This collection of the works of Katherine Mansfield, 1883-1923, contains the following books: Something Childish, and other stories, Bliss, and other stories, The Garden Party, and other stories ...

• Mar-2014
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Katherine Mansfield is widely acclaimed as one of the finest short-story writers in English, and the heir to Anton Chekhov. This essential collection brings together more than twenty of the best stories from her brief career and showcases the New ...

• May-2014
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Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry (1888 �" 1923) was a prominent modernist writer of short fiction who was born and brought up in colonial New Zealand and wrote under the pen name of Katherine Mansfield. When she was 19, Mansfield left New Zealand...

• Jun-2014
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A young Englishwoman embarks on a journey to the French front lines during the First World War in an effort to meet her lover, the “Little Corporal.”Written in a modernist style that combines and explores several narratives and perspectives, “A...

• Aug-2014
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The streets are bustling with people -- musicians, children, psychics, and salesmen -- because a bank holiday means that everyone is out of the house, enjoying the day. In “Bank Holiday” author Katherine Mansfield examines the sights, sounds, and...

• Aug-2014
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Leila was born and raised in the country, and so when she visits her cousins in town and is invited to a ball for the first time, she is overwhelmed by the exciting and daunting new experience. Taking in every detail of the night, Leila delights in t...

• Aug-2014
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Mr. Neave has heard countless times that he, his wife, his daughters, and his son are the ideal family. However, now an old man, Neave reflects on those he shares his life with -- their desires, their understanding of him, and their role as a family ...

• Aug-2014
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Fiercely dependent on her identity as a lady’s maid, a woman relates her experiences and ambitions, and the paths that her vocation has taken her down in this dramatic monologue.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in d...

• Aug-2014
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Mrs. Parker has had a hard life, even the neighbours say so. As a girl in Stratford-on-Avon, she had never heard of Shakespeare. In her first position in London, she wasn’t allowed out of the cellar except to pray with the family. After two years o...

• Aug-2014
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William’s heart aches. The pleasure he finds in his work is only a temporary distraction from the pain of being separated from his family, especially his wife. Every Saturday he takes the train down to the new house, full of new servants and Isabel...

• Aug-2014
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It is Sunday and Miss Brill is sitting on her special bench in the public gardens. She likes to watch the crowd and listen to their conversations, especially now that the Season has started and the band in its rotunda is making a greater effort. Week...

• Aug-2014
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Before Reggie returns to his fruit farm in Rhodesia, he must propose to the woman he loves. At Colonel Proctor’s, Anne greets him at the door and, during a lull in their conversation, suggests Reggie say goodbye to her doves, as well. Mrs. Dove, ti...

• Aug-2014
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Miss Meadows, a singing teacher, bustles into school one day in bad temper. Upon encountering her colleagues and young students, she is cold, bitter, and reproachful. But what could have brought out this sudden irritation and resentment in Miss Meado...

• Aug-2014
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Mr. Hammond is doing his best to be patient as he waits for the ship carrying his wife to dock -- it has been ten months since his beloved Janey left for Europe, and he is eager to see her once again. But in his eagerness, Mr. Hammond is left to wond...

• Aug-2014
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Fenella Crane struggles to keep up with her father and grandmother as they stride toward the Picton boat. Her neatly-rolled luggage is strapped to her back and she clutches her grandmother’s umbrella closely to her. Her father looks tired and sad, ...

• Aug-2014
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In this short story by Katherine Mansfield, an unidentified narrator is left in charge of Mrs. Raddick’s children while their mother keeps her friend, Mrs. MacEwen, company at the casino. At twelve, Hennie is delighted with everything the world has...

• Sep-2014
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The Enchanted April is a supremely positive novel about the effects of beauty and love on the souls of four women, who begin this novel as complete strangers. Each are from different social strata; each are in a different marital state: Mrs. Wilkins ...

• Jul-2021
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A beguiling new selection of Katherine Mansfield's finest stories, focused on her mysterious, complex portrayals of relationships between womenKatherine Mansfield was one of the true pioneers of the short story. Her style shifts subtly between the co...

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With their annual vacation coming to an end, the Burnells and the Trouts spend the day at the beach. While the children dig for treasures in the sand, the adults ponder the fleeting nature of life and the best way to live.HarperPerennial Classics bri...

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It was all that Constantia and Josephine -- the daughters of the late Colonel Pinner -- could do to bury their father. Neither of them believed he wouldn’t be back to thump his stick on the floor and criticize them for their impertinence.Contemplat...

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Fifteen exquisite tales from one of the world'd greatest writers of the short storyInnovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. Many are set in th...