Description
| Product ID: | 9781529045604 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | Prelude & Other Stories |
| Authors: | Author: Katherine Mansfield, Meg Jensen |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Historical romance, Short stories, Historical romance, Short stories, New Zealand, c 1900 - c 1914 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Mordant, challenging and inventive, Katherine Mansfield is one of the twentieth century’s most accomplished short-story writers. Selected and introduced by Professor Meg Jensen. <p><b>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. </b><br><br>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.<i> Prelude & Other Stories</i> is edited and introduced by Professor Meg Jensen.<br><br>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 à 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.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-06-24 |
