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The Garden Party and Other Stories is a 1922 collection of short stories by the New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.

In a German Pension is a 1911 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield; her first published collection. All but three of the stories were originally published in The New Age edited...

The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a 1923 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield, published by her husband John Middleton Murry after her death. The volume contains all the complete...

The Garden Party and Other Stories is a 1922 collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield that covers topics such as Life and Death, Marriage, distorted reality, regret, disappointment,...

Bliss and Other Stories is a 1920 collection of short stories by the New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield.

'Although Bertha Young was thirty she still had moments like this when she wanted to run instead of walk, to take dancing steps on and off the pavement, to bowl a hoop, to throw something up in the air...

“È un aloe, Kezia” disse Linda. “Non fa mai fiori?” “Sì, bambina mia” disse la madre. Chinò la testa verso Kezia e, socchiudendo gli occhi, le sorrise: “Una volta ogni cento anni”.È dal desiderio di dar...

"There was not an inch of room for Lottie and Kezia in the buggy. When Pat swung them on top of the luggage they wobbled; the grandmother’s lap was full and Linda Burnell could not possibly have held...

Instrumental in revisioning the potential of the short story form, Katherine Mansfield’s ‘Something Childish and Other Stories’ captures the vulnerability of raw emotion in its most charged state.Inviting...

Experience the masterful prose of Katherine Mansfield in "The Garden Party and Other Stories." Published in 1922, this collection of 15 short stories is a perfect distillation of Mansfield's keen observations,...

Instrumental in revisioning the potential of the short story form, Katherine Mansfield’s ‘Bliss and Other Stories’ captures the accuracy of raw emotion and social experience. Inviting readers to reflect...

Recovering from a miscarriage and a bad marriage, author Katherine Mansfield, barely 21, wrote these excellent short stories around the time she was staying in a spa town in Germany. With wry humour,...

"The other ladies consider her ‘very, very fast. Her lack of vanity, her slang, the way she treated men as though she was one of them, and the fact that she didn’t care twopence about her house and called...

Mr. Neave has heard countless times that he, his wife, his daughters, and his son are the ideal family. However, now an old man, Neave reflects on those he shares his life with—their desires, their understanding...

Laura Sheridan find her perspective of life altered when, following her family’s garden party, she visits the Sheridan’s neighbours to give her condolences on the passing of Mr. Scott. Katherine Mansfield’s...

Un agréable roman à l'atmosphère estivale, de belles descriptions qui sentent l'iode, les costumes de bain mouillés et les pâtés de sable. Des va-et-vient entre les bungalows et la plage, des jeux d'enfants,...

Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie de Katherine Mansfield. La plupart des treize nouvelles de ce recueil en partie autobiographique et féministe avant l'heure, ont été inspirées par un séjour...

´Au matin, très tôt. Le soleil nétait pas encore levé et la baie toute entière était cachée par un brouillard blanc venu de la mer. Les grandes collines recouvertes de brousse, au fond, étaient submergées.`...

"En somme, un temps idéal. Quand ils l'auraient fait faire sur commande, ils n'auraient pas pu avoir une journée plus parfaite pour leur garden-party. Pas de vent, l'air doux, le ciel sans nuage. Le bleu...

"Il n'y avait pas un pouce de place pour Lottie et Kézia dans la voiture. Quand Pat les posa au sommet du tas de bagages, elles oscillèrent." La famille Burnell déménage, mais il n'y plus de place pour...

Mariage à la mode est une nouvelle de Katherine Mansfield publiée pour la première fois en 1921 dans The Sphere. Il raconte lhistoire de William et de sa femme Isabel. Normalement, William achète des...

Texte intégral révisé suivi d'une biographie de Katherine Mansfield. Certaines des quinze nouvelles de ce recueil, qui comptent parmi les plus typiques de Katherine Mansfield, montrent parfaitement comment...

Parmi les plus belles lettres de la littérature mondiale, écrites par celle que Virginie Woolf nommait « le seul auteur que j’envie ».Au fil des années, de 1913 à 1921, et de ses correspondants, Katherine...

Contes du quotidien, les quatorze histoires réunies dans cet écrin conjuguent reviviscences d’enfance en Nouvelle-Zélande, échappées oniriques, portraits saisissants, émotions brutes et découverte de...

Reine de la nouvelle, le seul genre littéraire qu'elle aimait, Katherine Mansfield était une admiratrice passionnée de Tchekhov et de Maupassant. Tous les textes qui composent ce recueil sont marqués...

Découvrez Dix-neuf très courtes nouvelles anglaises et américaines en version bilingue La série BILINGUE de 12-21 propose : • une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses notes • une...

Quinze nouvelles très courtes pour découvrir la littérature anglaise et américaine en version originale. La série BILINGUE de 12-21 propose : • une traduction fidèle et intégrale, accompagnée de nombreuses...

This ebook contains Katherine Mansfield's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of...

A garden bathed in sunlight, tables laid with fine china, the hum of polite laughter—everything is in place for the perfect afternoon. The Sheridans' party is effortless, untouched by worry, floating...

In a world that has moved on, two men sit in the shadows of the past. One, frail and forgetful, speaks of things best left unsaid. The other, powerful yet unknowingly adrift, listens—and feels something...

In the distant future of AD 5000, Cylopet Hornet, an elite agent from the X1574 Secret Agent Division, is sent on a critical mission by The Boss to prevent a catastrophic disruption in history. The notorious...

2 Short Action Packed Novels: in Harbor of Safety Eric Jones works a Mafia security guard at the Harbor Hotel, but not all is as it seems. In HitWoman, Jamie Colton becomes an assassin for extra cash...

Three irresistible short stories by the global phenomenon Ali Hazelwood, now available together in paperback for the first time, with an exclusive bonus chapter.Mara, Sadie, and Hannah are friends first,...

Isaac Asimov’s Robot series – from the iconic collection I, Robot to four classic novels – contains some of the most influential works in the history of science fiction. Establishing and testing the Three...

A dark and disturbing ebook original from the master of the crime genre.A famous writer asks a boxman to open an old safe that comes with the mansion he's just bought. It's not as easy a job as he's used...

"The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath is a haunting exploration of the human psyche. Set against the backdrop of 1950s America, the novel follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious young woman, as she...

**Pre-order DREAM COUNT, the searing, exquisite new novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie now!** From the Women's Prize-winning author of Half of a Yellow Sun come twelve...

Following the symbolic unfolding of a solar year, multiple existences intersect their destinies with thoughts and actions halfway between the particular and the abstract.Olga chronologically relives the...

Threads of Childhood reimagines folklore through a lens of modern struggle, blending subtle magical realism with the grit of everyday life. These literary short stories dissect fractured bonds, societal...

Time traveler Elliot Mercer confronts the harsh realities of Victorian poverty when he seeks out a family photographed in East London's slums in 1895. After meeting widow Sarah Morrison and her four malnourished...

A fun fictional account with Taylor Swift as the fictional character in adventures stories.

"The Accidental Time Traveller: Barkerville, 1886" follows time-traveling historian Elliot Mercer as he investigates four individuals from a frontier photograph: Abraham Goldstein, a Jewish pawnbroker...

Stories of life after death, second chances, and the power of enduring love. THE CALLING: A veterinarian discovers she has a special gift with her animals.BRINDLE: A mysterious little girl survives against...

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest…...

HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. “In a moment I was clutched by several hands, and there was no mistaking that they were trying to haul...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

Can the perfect village save the perfect wedding? INCLUDES EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM A POSTCARD FROM ITALY Cher, the landlady of the Duck & Puddle...

After being popped like a balloon by a bus, Travis wakes up in a purgatory-like space with unending gray stretching in all directions. He meets a man there who is covered in jewels and crosses. The man...

Welcome to a world where the line between human and alien is blurred. The electrical apocalypse that destroyed Earth was caused by beings who may look like us on the outside, but their neurodiversity...

Five New Stories, COFFEE CHAOS: Two drunk poor friends fight over an extra large cup of coffee in a car. IRISH SISTERS: A guy dates a girl that lives with her sister. They are both Irish.NO I DON'T THINK...

I'm not savvy enough to fight a bogus lawsuit—but my new attorney's a sultry shark.When Kendra strides into McCafferty Customs with her briefcase and courtroom stare, I figure she'll toss a few legal...

Martin Hewitt is ten years old when he meets an abnormally large spider in the woods, and he's immediately enamored by her violence and beauty. It seems she's the only one of her kind, a lone Female without...

Sherlock Holmes is not only the most famous character in crime fiction, but arguably the most famous character in all fiction. In sixty adventures that pit his extraordinary wits and courage against foreign...

I was just a broke college student trying to survive. He was the ruthless billionaire who decided I belonged to him.One stolen glance. One possessive touch. That's all it took for Damon Blackwell to claim...

The apocalypse finds Alex drunk and living in what's left of Florida with her dead husband's father in his falling-down house. The most rewarding part of her day is wrestling eggs from feral Muscovy ducks...

"The Accidental Time Traveller: The Smile in Chongqing" follows historian Elliot Mercer, who possesses the extraordinary ability to travel through time. Intrigued by a photograph showing a woman's genuine...

'Visceral, wild, and so beautifully necessary.' SALMA EL-WARDANY, author of THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS'Radojevic’s stories and fragments are so sharp-edged they could draw blood. Fierce, funny and angry.'...

When Karna completes her degree in magical studies, she's disappointed her girlfriend can't make it to the graduation ceremony. Karna doesn't blame Celeste. It's always been a challenge, balancing grad...

Cursed to an immortal existence as a vampire, a once-human predator finds twisted pleasure in draining the life from unsuspecting victims. Yet, deep within, a gnawing sense of guilt and impurity festers....

In every corner of the world, stories are told to teach, to warn, and to guide us on how to live our best lives. Among the rich traditions of the Ndebele people, proverbs are a treasure trove of wisdom,...