Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was a remarkable New Zealand-born writer, celebrated for her innovative short stories that capture the complexities of human relationships and the subtleties of everyday life. Born in 1888, Mansfield moved to Europe as a young woman, where she mingled with other literary figures of her time, including Virginia Woolf and D.H. Lawrence. Her work often reflects her own experiences, infused with a sense of longing and introspection, making her narratives resonate deeply with readers. Mansfield's distinctive style employs vivid imagery and keen psychological insight, inviting us to pause and reflect on the quiet moments that define our existence.
The Garden Party
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Katherine Mansfield
The Garden Party is a captivating collection of short stories by Katherine Mansfield, one of New Zealand's most esteemed literary figures. T…
Prelude
Read by iremonger
Katherine Mansfield
Prelude invites listeners into the evocative world of Katherine Mansfield's childhood in New Zealand, capturing the essence of youth and the…
In a German Pension
Read by skoval
Katherine Mansfield
The first collected volume of short stories of the New Zealand modernist. Inspired by her own travels, Mansfield begins to refine her craft …
At the Bay
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Katherine Mansfield
At the Bay is a poignant exploration of life’s fleeting moments, set against the backdrop of a tranquil seaside community. In this evocative…
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Katherine Mansfield
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was publishe…
The Garden Party, and Other Stories version 2
Read by Peter Dann
Katherine Mansfield
The imagination responsible for these remarkable stories, the third and final collection published in Mansfield's lifetime, is clearly livin…
Bliss, and Other Stories
Read by Peter Dann
Katherine Mansfield
"(N)ot to say that they are cheerful stories; they are anything but that; they have not, however, that element of trivial discomfort so…
Something Childish and Other Stories
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Katherine Mansfield
This posthumous collection of stories and sketches by the New Zealand modernist author was published the year after her death from tuberculo…
In a German Pension, Version 2
Read by Peter Dann
Katherine Mansfield
Katherine Mansfield was only 22 years old when these stories were first published in book form. Mansfield was later reluctant to see them re…
Evening Song of the Thoughtful Child
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Katherine Mansfield
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Evening Song of the Thoughtful Child by Katherine Mansfield.This was the Fortnightly Poetry p…