In a German Pension

by Katherine Mansfield

Overview

A collection of short stories by the writer Katherine Mansfield.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781528791502
Publisher:	Read Books Ltd.
Publication date:	12/07/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	114
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923) was born into a wealthy family in Wellington, New Zealand. She received a formal education at Queen’s College in London where she began her literary career. She found regular work with the periodical Rhythm, later known as The Blue Review, before publishing her first book, In a German Pension in 1911. Over the next decade, Mansfield would gain critical acclaim for her masterful short stories, including “Bliss” and “The Garden Party.”

Table of Contents

	Foreword	vii
	In a German Pension	1
	Germans at Meat	3
	The Baron	8
	The Sister of the Baroness	13
	Frau Fischer	19
	Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding	27
	The Modern Soul	35
	At Lehmann's	46
	The Luft Bad	55
	A Birthday	59
	The Child-Who-Was-Tired	71
	The Advanced Lady	81
	The Swing of the Pendulum	93
	A Blaze	106
	Notes	113
	Biographical note	115