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Katherine Mansfield

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Penguin
15 July 2025

Fiction & Literature; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Fiction: special features

Series: Penguin Archive

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

She drew a long, soft breath, as though the paper daffodils between them were almost too sweet to bear

Katherine Mansfield was a magician of the short story, whose work was described by Virginia Woolf as 'the only writing I have ever been jealous of'. These eight tales show her gift for transforming fleeting moments - a chance meeting, a letter received, a careless remark - into small miracles of language and feeling.

By: Katherine Mansfield
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 179mm, Width: 109mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 82g
ISBN: 9780241746752
ISBN 10: 0241746752
Series: Penguin Archive
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 15 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Born in New Zealand in 1888, Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp was primarily a writer of short stories. She published Prelude and The Garden Party and Other Stories before her premature death from TB in 1923. Something Childish and her journal and letters were published posthumously.