Prelude & Other Stories
Editorial PAN MACMILLAN
Mainland Spain
- Publisher PAN MACMILLAN
- ISBN13 9781529045604
- ISBN10 1529045606
- Type BOOK
- Collection GARDNERS #
- Published 2022
- Language English
- Bookbinding Hard cover
Subjects
English LiteraturePrelude & Other Stories
Editorial PAN MACMILLAN
Mainland Spain
Book details
Radical, witty and inventive, Katherine Mansfield is one of the twentieth century's most accomplished short-story writers and this selection of stories showcases her dazzling skill. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.
Prelude & Other Stories is edited and introduced by Professor Meg Jensen. This selection of stories by Katherine Mansfield showcases her remarkable ability to delve into the human mind; in stories such as 'The Garden Party' she reveals the tension between innocence and corruption, the dark side of love and romance are explored in 'Bliss' and 'Love a la Mode', and in the title story, 'Prelude', inspired by her own childhood, her concern is for the isolated and the lonely. Collected together for the first time, this selection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield showcase her remarkable ability to delve deep into human psychology.