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A collection of linked short stories that captures fleeting moments of perception in domestic and coastal settings. Each piece presents intimate scenes—family occasions, social rituals, and chance encounters—rendered through precise sensory detail and shifting points of view. Recurring concerns include class differences, mortality, solitude, and the tension between inner feeling and outward convention. Many pieces close with quiet revelations or unresolved ambiguities, privileging mood and psychological nuance over overt plot. The prose is impressionistic and economical, attentive to rhythm, tone, and the transformative significance of small events.

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Title: The Garden Party, and Other Stories

Author: Katherine Mansfield

Release date: August 1, 1998 [eBook #1429]
Most recently updated: October 29, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Sue Asscher and David Widger

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The Garden Party

AND OTHER STORIES

by Katherine Mansfield


Montaigne dit que les hommes vont béant
aux choses futures; j’ai la manie de béer
aux choses passées

To John Middleton Murry


Contents

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