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In the realm of the short story, Katherine Mansfield established a highly original style. Undramatic, poetic and lyrical, her writing is exquisitely subtle in its treatment of human behaviour....

This recording contains four of Katherine Mansfield's best stories....

This is a story from the Classic Women's Short Stories collection....

Katherine Mansfield's heartbreaking story of playground bullying. The Kelvey children are excluded from the schoolyard crowd because they come from a poor family with more than a hint of disreputableness about them....

You follow a respected, self-assured teacher whose orderly world begins to fracture beneath the surface. As Mr. Peacock moves through the routines of his day—his classroom, his colleagues, his home—small disturbances ripple outward, revealing tensions he would rather ignore.

One of Katherine Mansfield's finest short stories, "Bliss" introduces us to Bertha, who experiences a sense of rapture as she reflects on her life....

The Young Girl is a 1920 short story written by Katherine Mansfield. Mrs. Raddick’s and her beautiful daughter waited on the steps of the casino...

This is a story from the Bliss & Other Stories collection....

The 15 stories collected in this volume demonstrate the genius of a woman who, in her own short lifetime, was compared to Chekhov. The tales are sensitive revelations of human behavior in ordinary situations....

"Miss Brill" is a short story by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923). It was first published in Athenaeum on 26 November 1920, and later reprinted in The...

Brought to you by Penguin. This Penguin Classic is performed by Bonnie Wright, best known for her role as Ginny Weasley in the Harry Potter films. This definitive recording includes an Introduction by Lorna Sage . Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories...

Oh, how delightful it is to fall in love for the first time! How exciting to go to your first dance when you are a girl of 18....

What does it mean to escape when love, obligation, and habit quietly close in? In “The Escape” by Katherine Mansfield, a quiet domestic moment becomes the stage for an unspoken emotional reckoning between a husband and wife.

What if a single day could strip away every comforting illusion? In “Revelations” by Katherine Mansfield, a woman’s carefully constructed sense of self is quietly undone as she moves through a series of encounters that force her to confront truths she would rather avoid.

A young English woman travels alone for the first time, eager to begin a new position abroad and convinced of her independence. Armed with good intentions and polite trust, she navigates foreign streets, unfamiliar customs, and her own expectations of kindness and respect.

You step into the inner life of Ada Moss, a woman clinging to dignity, memory, and fading hopes as her world closes in around her. Once surrounded by admiration and applause, Ada now drifts through a city that feels cold and indifferent, where familiar faces blur and kindness becomes uncertain.

Two former lovers meet again in a quiet drawing room, where politeness masks longing, hesitation, and unspoken desire. Every pause, every gesture, every carefully chosen word becomes charged with meaning as memory and emotion press against the fragile calm of the present moment.

In A Dill Pickle by Katherine Mansfield, a chance meeting in a café brings together two former lovers whose lives have taken very different paths. As they sit across from one another, polite conversation gives way to memory, regret, and subtle emotional power shifts.

A shy and socially awkward young man observes the woman who lives across from him, constructing an entire emotional world from brief glances and silent longing. His affection grows not through conversation or action, but through careful watching and inward reflection.

Two young siblings eagerly await a grand evening party held by the adults in their home, convinced it will be the most exciting event of their lives. As preparations unfold and the house fills with lights, music, and unfamiliar guests, the children drift between anticipation and confusion.