The young ones, the laughing ones who were moving together, they would begin, and the men’s voices, very resolute and brave, would join them. And then she too, she too, and the others on the benches—they would come in with a kind of accompaniment—something low, that scarcely rose or fell, something so beautiful—moving…. And Miss Brill’s eyes filled with tears and she looked smiling at all the other members of the company. Yes, we understand, we understand, she thought—though what they understood she didn’t know.

Bertha Young is happy with everything in her life. She’s throwing a dinner party, and one of the guests is her friend Pearl. Bertha’s husband doesn’t really like Pearl, but she hopes they will grow to like each other. Hankin, C. A. Katherine Mansfield and Her Confessional Stories. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1983. Mansfield met fellow student Ida Baker [4] at the college, and they became lifelong friends. [2] They both adopted their mother's maiden names for professional purposes, and Baker became known as LM or Lesley Moore, adopting the name of Lesley in honour of Mansfield's younger brother Leslie. [9] [10] She glanced, sideways, at the old couple. Perhaps they would go soon. Last Sunday, too, hadn’t been as interesting as usual. An Englishman and his wife, he wearing a dreadful Panama hat and she button boots. Yska, Redmer, A Strange Beautiful Excitement: Katherine Mansfield's Wellington, Otago University Press, 2017

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The 1920 collection Bliss and Other Stories (1920) followed by The Garden Party and Other Stories (1922) sealed her reputation as a master of the short story form. The Dove’s Nest and Other Stories (1923) and Something Childish (1924) were published after Mansfield’s untimely death. The Stories of Katherine Mansfield, edited by Antony Alpers (Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1984).

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Woods, Joanna (2007). "Katherine Mansfield, 1888–1923". Kōtare. Victoria University of Wellington. 7 (1): 68–98. doi: 10.26686/knznq.v7i1.776 . Retrieved 13 October 2008. Matilda is awakened by the wind; it makes her feel unsettled. Her mother doesn’t want her to go to her music lesson because of the high wind, but Matilda wants to go anyway. SOMETHING CHILDISH AND VERY NATURAL: Henry and Edna meet and fall in love, just as passionately as they always hoped they might. Jones & Jones | Playmarket". www.playmarket.org.nz. Archived from the original on 7 September 2018 . Retrieved 7 September 2018.Frau Brechenmacher gets the children to bed and prepares her husband’s uniform. They’re going to attend a wedding which has already started. The guests enjoy themselves, and Frau Brechenmacher believes she will too. All upcoming public events are going ahead as planned and you can find more information on our events blog Wilson, A.N. (8 September 2008). "Sincerely, Katherine Mansfield". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022 . Retrieved 8 January 2019. Romanos, Joseph (12 January 2012). "A fresh look at Mansfield". The Post. New Zealand . Retrieved 13 June 2023. New Zealand felt alienating to her upon returning from her studies. Reflecting on that time she later wrote to a friend in a 1922 letter: