Katherine Mansfield

In the realm of the short story, Katherine Mansfield established a highly original style. Undramatic, poetic and lyrical, her writing is exquisitely subtle in its treatment of human behaviour....

Miss Brill is a short story by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923). It was first published in Athenaeum on 26 November 1920, and later reprinted in The ...

This recording contains four of Katherine Mansfield's best stories....

"The Daughters of the Late Colonel" is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in May 1921. In bed,...

Between 1922 and 1923, Katherine Mansfield wrote four volumes of short stories. This recording includes all sixty-three stories from the four collections, including a number of incomplete stories collated after Mansfield’s death.

An exploration of the New Zealand writer's life told through her journals, letters and stories....

A collection of Katherine Mansfield's finest short stories....

"Miss Brill" is a short story by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923). It was first published in Athenaeum on 26 November 1920, and later reprinted in The...

What if your very first dance could sweep you into a world of dazzling lights, laughter, and unforgettable magic? In "Her First Ball", Katherine Mansfield tells the enchanting story of eighteen-year-old Leila, a wide-eyed country girl visiting the city for the first time.

At the Bay is a 1922 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in January 1922 in twelve sections, and later...

A collection of some of the greatest short stories ever written including works by Kate Chopin, Franz Kafka, Saki and Katherine Mansfield....

Over twenty hours of the best humorous stories ever written....

The short story is considered to be one of the most challenging genres because of the need for compact plotlines and the ability to conjure up atmosphere and character in a few sentences....

Exploring themes such as class, identity and the human experience, The Garden Party and Other Stories captures several moments of emotional revelation and self-discovery.

"Prelude" is a 1918 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published by the Hogarth Press in July 1918, and later reprinted in "Bliss and Other Stories"...

Fifty short stories by women writers who broke the mould....

In Katherine Mansfield’s "The Singing Lesson", Miss Meadows, a devoted music teacher, is devastated when her fiancé, Basil, cruelly ends their engagement, leaving her feeling that life itself has lost all meaning.

What happens when beauty, privilege, and celebration collide with the quiet reality of death? This powerful audiobook brings to life a story where elegance and unease exist side by side—where a perfect summer garden becomes the stage for a profound awakening.

Loss in any form seems to burden us with more weight than anything that can possibly be gained or learnt from. The loss of a person, a loved one, is often overwhelming. It is a subject that authors return to again and again....

The Singing Lesson, written by Katherine Mansfield, is all about a surprising day of a music teacher’s life. Taken from Katherine’s The Garden Party ...