Selected Stories

Text Classics

Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Classics
Cover of the book Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield, The Text Publishing Company
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Katherine Mansfield ISBN: 9781921961786
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company Publication: October 24, 2012
Imprint: Text Publishing Language: English
Author: Katherine Mansfield
ISBN: 9781921961786
Publisher: The Text Publishing Company
Publication: October 24, 2012
Imprint: Text Publishing
Language: English

Here in one volume are twenty-three of the finest stories by Katherine Mansfield. Considered one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century, Mansfield was from a young age heavily influenced by Anton Chekhov, a master of the form.

This new selection, with an introduction by the novelist Emily Perkins, ranges across Mansfield's oeuvre and shows the New Zealander's dazzling brilliance.

The stories in this collection:

At the Bay
The Lady's Maid
Mr. and Mrs. Dove
The Garden Party
Marriage a la Mode
The Daughters of the Late Colonel
The Life of Ma Parker
Bliss
The Fly
The Doll's House
Her First Ball
An Ideal Family
The Escape
The Little Governess
Pictures
Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day
The Luft Bad
Miss Brill
A Birthday
Je ne parle pas francais
Psychology
A Dill Pickle
The Tiredness of Rosabel

Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington in 1888 and left for London in 1903 to finish her schooling. After travelling in Europe she returned to New Zealand in 1906 and started writing stories. Two years later, intent on becoming a professional writer, she again went to London. The collection In a German Pension was published in 1911. Followed after the war by the acclaimed collections Bliss and The Garden Party. After her death more of her work was published, resulting in two volumes of stories, as well as collections of poetry, criticism, letters and journals.

Emily Perkins is the author of four novels, including Novel About My Wife, and a collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name. She teaches creative writing at the University of Auckland. Her latest book is The Forrests.

textclassics.com.au

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Here in one volume are twenty-three of the finest stories by Katherine Mansfield. Considered one of the finest short-story writers of the twentieth century, Mansfield was from a young age heavily influenced by Anton Chekhov, a master of the form.

This new selection, with an introduction by the novelist Emily Perkins, ranges across Mansfield's oeuvre and shows the New Zealander's dazzling brilliance.

The stories in this collection:

At the Bay
The Lady's Maid
Mr. and Mrs. Dove
The Garden Party
Marriage a la Mode
The Daughters of the Late Colonel
The Life of Ma Parker
Bliss
The Fly
The Doll's House
Her First Ball
An Ideal Family
The Escape
The Little Governess
Pictures
Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day
The Luft Bad
Miss Brill
A Birthday
Je ne parle pas francais
Psychology
A Dill Pickle
The Tiredness of Rosabel

Katherine Mansfield was born in Wellington in 1888 and left for London in 1903 to finish her schooling. After travelling in Europe she returned to New Zealand in 1906 and started writing stories. Two years later, intent on becoming a professional writer, she again went to London. The collection In a German Pension was published in 1911. Followed after the war by the acclaimed collections Bliss and The Garden Party. After her death more of her work was published, resulting in two volumes of stories, as well as collections of poetry, criticism, letters and journals.

Emily Perkins is the author of four novels, including Novel About My Wife, and a collection of short stories, Not Her Real Name. She teaches creative writing at the University of Auckland. Her latest book is The Forrests.

textclassics.com.au

More books from The Text Publishing Company

Cover of the book The Man in the Shed by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Unknown Industrial Prisoner by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The water of life by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book 1788: Text Classics by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book I for Isobel by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book This House of Grief by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Monsoon Bride by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Getting of Wisdom: Text Classics by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book Griffith REVIEW 31 by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Glass Canoe: Text Classics by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book Afterlight by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Glass Kingdom by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Dog Fence by Katherine Mansfield
Cover of the book The Birth of Melbourne by Katherine Mansfield
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy