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The Garden Party and Other Stories is a 1922 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield. Written during the final stages of her illness, "The Garden Party and Other Stories" is full of a sense of urgency and was Katherine Mansfield's last collection to be published during her lifetime. The fifteen stories featured, many of them set in her native New Zealand, vary in length and tone from the opening story, "At the Bay, " a vivid impressionistic evocation of family life, to the short, sharp sketch "Mrs. Brill, " in which a lonely woman's precarious sense of self is brutally destroyed when she overhears two young lovers mocking her. Sensitive revelations of human behaviour, these stories reveal Mansfield's supreme talent as an innovator who freed the story from its conventions and gave it a new strength and prestige.

Published in 1922, The Garden Party and Other Stories is Katherine Mansfield's third and most acclaimed collection of short stories. In addition to the title piece, it includes fourteen other masterful stories, including "At the Bay" and "The Daughters of the Late Colonel." Set in post-World War I Europe and New Zealand, Mansfield captures the psychology and inner lives of her characters through free indirect discourse and sudden moments of realization and insight. Many of The Garden Party stories were written between 1920 and 1921 when Mansfield was both at the height of her literary powers and seriously ill with tuberculosis, to which she succumbed in 1923. Includes a review of the 1922 edition by Rebecca West, an essay by Mansfield scholar Joanna Woods, and a detailed biographical timeline.

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Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) was one of the leading figures in the development of the modernist short story and her writings were a profound influence on writers such as Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence. Presenting for the first time draft manuscripts of some of her most important stories, this book gives scholars and students alike vivid new insight into Mansfield's creative process.With manuscripts for each text presented in facsimile and transcript, detailed notes throughout compare early drafts with later revisions and the final published work. In the final section of the book leading scholars offer vivid new critical readings exploring the manuscript history of these stories. A detailed descriptive listing of the major Mansfield archives is also included to help researchers explore the work further.The stories included are: 'Je ne parle pas francais'; 'Sun and Moon'; 'Revelations'; 'The Stranger'; 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel'; 'Mr and Mrs Dove'; 'Marriage à la Mode'; 'The Voyage'; 'Six Years After'; 'The Fly'.

Four classic short stories, offering a perfect introduction to some of Britain's most famous writers. This box includes: Katherine Mansfield - BlissCharles Dickens - Horatio Sparkins D.H. Lawrence - Sun Virginia Woolf - Lappin and Lapinova The concept of Novellix is simple; small books, big stories, all contained within beautiful, accessible packages; ideal for reading on the go.

The Garden Party and Other Stories is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition .Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

2015 Reprint of Original 1951 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with color, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. Many are set in the author's native New Zealand, others in England and the French Riviera. All are revelations of the unspoken, half-understood emotions that make up everyday experience - from the blackly comic "The Daughters of the Late Colonel", and the short, sharp sketch "Miss Brill", in which a lonely woman's precarious sense of self is brutally destroyed, to the vivid impressionistic evocation of family life in "At the Bay". 'All that I write,' Mansfield said, 'all that I am - is on the borders of the sea. It is a kind of playing.'Includes:At the bay -- The garden party -- The daughters of the late colonel -- Mr. and Mrs. Dove -- The young girl -- Life of Ma Parker -- Marriage à la mode -- The voyage -- Miss Brill -- Her first ball -- The singing lesson -- The stranger -- Bank holiday -- An ideal family -- The lady's-maid.

In a German Pension captures the youthful views of esteemed writer, Katherine Mansfield, who jumpstarted her illustrious career with a series of remarkable short stories. It showcases her growth and scope as a formidable nineteenth century writer.A captivating collection of short stories centering the cynical and superficial parts of human nature. In one instance, an expectant father frets over his surroundings, while his wife gives birth. Another tale highlights a society woman's obsession with fashion and perception, while another woman is fixated on her husband's stomach. Each story presents a satirical view of German people and culture from the early 1900s.In a German Pension was a commercial success that quickly ran through multiple editions. It was an impressive starting point to an acclaimed career, filled with masterful modernist tales. This collection is a testament to Mansfield's unique voice and storytelling ability.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book. With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.

A beautiful new hardback edition of Katherine Mansfield's most vivid and distinctive stories.Katherine Mansfield was the only writer Virginia Woolf envied. Mansfield transformed the short story genre with her work, creating stories miraculous in their intensity yet seemingly so simple. The shift of a heart, the beat of a moment, the changing of the light: in these stories emotional universes are contained within glimpses.Mansfield only lived to the age of 34 but in that time wrote stories true to her indomitable spirit. A hundred years on from her death, Mansfield's biographer, Claire Harman, has created this new selection to show us the master of the short story form in full flight.WITH A FOREWORD BY HELEN SIMPSON AND INTRODUCTION BY CLAIRE HARMAN'There is something rapturous about her work...she has the power to distil the apparently inconsequential into frozen moments laden with significance' Guardian'Would you not like to try all sorts of lives - one is so very small - but that is the satisfaction of writing - one can impersonate so many people' Katherine Mansfield

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¡Qué bello es enamorarse por primera vez! ¡Qué emocionante ir a tu primer baile con dieciocho años! Pero la vida puede ser cruel cuando eres joven e inexperto.Como un retrato en mosaico de su propia vida de amores y desamores, opulencia y miserias, de ambiciones y censuras, la extraordinaria escritora neozelandesa Katherine Mansfield condensa el espíritu modernista de los locos años veinte y la bohemia en esta recopilación de relatos. Publicada en 1922 y dedicada a su esposo, John Middleton Murry, esta obra presenta algunos de los cuentos más representativos de Mansfield, revelando su técnica única para iluminar los rincones más íntimos de la vida interior, un estilo que elogió la mismísima Virginia Woolf.Desde la celebrada “Fiesta en el jardín”, hasta “En la bahía”, “Su primer baile” o “Las hijas del difunto coronel”, cada relato es una joya literaria que penetra en las complejidades sociales de la época y en las relaciones humanas.Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano.Katherine Mansfield (1888, Nueva Zelanda-1923, Francia) era el pseudónimo de Kathleen Beauchamp, una escritora y articulista neozelandesa.Llegó a ser reconocida por autores contemporáneos de la talla de Virginia Woolf, con la que compartía una mutua y enriquecedora rivalidad, y la cual llegaría a confesar que el único estilo literario que había envidiado en su vida era el de Katherine Mansfield.Se la considera adscrita al movimiento modernista. Cultivó sobre todo el relato corto, con historias que abordaban la vida cotidiana y la idiosincrasia de la clase media, siempre acompañadas de una velada reflexión existencialista.Quiso dedicarse a la música y, a pesar de su destreza con el violonchelo, sus padres nunca le permitieron ejercer profesionalmente. Se lanzó a la vida bohemia y tuvo numerosos amantes, pero hubo dos constantes en su vida: el editor John Middlenton Murray, con el que contrajo matrimonio, y la escritora Ida Barker, el amor de su vida. Vivió intensamente hasta que sucumbió a los treinta y cinco años por culpa de la tuberculosis. Su mayor ambición fue alcanzar la excelencia literaria y su obra, aunque breve, es considerada una pieza imprescindible de la literatura anglosajona.

Fifteen vivid stories set in Europe and Mansfield's native New Zealand populate this selection of tales inspired by the complex nature of the human condition. The author delivers an insightful look at modern behavior post-World War I.The Garden Party and Other Stories features multiple tales highlighting the highs and lows of contemporary life. The title story, "The Garden Party," centers on a wealthy young woman struggling with the concept of mortality, while "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" follows two sisters debating their livelihood after their father's death. These stories present bold questions and internal conflicts that profoundly affect each character.This selection is an enduring part of Katherine Mansfield's legacy. Written during her final years, The Garden Party and Other Stories is one of her most viable and celebrated works. It's a delightful collection of short stories fueled by the intricacies of human nature.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Garden Party and Other Stories is both modern and readable.

Originally published in 1920, Bliss and Other Stories, is an iconic collection of Katherine Mansfield¿s masterful narratives that include ¿The Man Without a Temperament." This captivating work embodies the author¿s signature style and unmistakable tone.Bliss and Other Stories consists of fourteen anecdotes written during the early 1900s. It features ¿Mr. Reginald Peacock's Day,¿ which follows a disgruntled husband who harshly criticizes his wife, and ¿The Wind Blows,¿ a surprising tale about a girl¿s revelation surrounding a memory from her childhood. ¿Pictures¿ centers a downtrodden woman on the brink of poverty, while ¿The Little Governess¿ follows a naïve young woman as she travels from France to Munich.In Bliss and Other Stories Mansfield is able to find the spectacular in the ordinary. No matter the circumstance, the characters are faced with subtle but shocking realizations. Whether it¿s family or friendship, human connection plays a pivotal role.With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bliss and Other Stories is both modern and readable.

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