| The Garden Party Contributor(s): Mansfield, Katherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1583419187 ISBN-13: 9781583419182 Publisher: Creative Education OUR PRICE: $31.16 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Short Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009027887 |
| Series: Creative Short Stories (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.2" W x 10.1" (0.65 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Katherine Mansfield (1888-19230 was a New Zealand modernist writer of short fiction stories. Katherine moved to London where she attended Queen's College. She followed a bohemian lifestyle. After her brother's death in World War I her work took on a nostalgic theme. After a near-fatal attack of pleurisy she contracted TB. It was at this point that she began writing her best works. The Garden Party and Other Stories contains the following stories. At the bay -- The garden party -- The daughters of the late colonel -- Mr. and Mrs. Dove -- The young girl -- Life of Ma Parker -- Marriage a la mode -- The voyage -- Miss Brill -- Her first ball -- The singing lesson -- The stranger -- Bank holiday -- An ideal family and The lady's maid. |