''The Garden Party and Other Stories'' is a

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest t ...

by the writer

Katherine Mansfield Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer, essayist and journalist, widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Her works are celebra ...

Stories

# " At the Bay" # " The Garden Party" # "

The Daughters of the Late Colonel "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" is a 1920 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the '' London Mercury'' in May 1921, and later reprinted in '' The Garden Party and Other Stories''.Katherine Mansfield, ''Selected Stories' ...

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Mr and Mrs Dove "Mr and Mrs Dove" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in ''The Sphere'' on 13 August 1921, and later reprinted in '' The Garden Party and Other Stories''.Katherine Mansfield, ''Selected Stories'', Oxford World's Cla ...

" # "The Young Girl" # "

Life of Ma Parker "Life of Ma Parker" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in '' The Nation and Atheneum'' on 26 February 1921, and later reprinted in '' The Garden Party and Other Stories''.Katherine Mansfield, ''Selected Stories'', O ...

" # " Marriage à la Mode" # " The Voyage" # "

Miss Brill "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 Garden Party and Other Stories''. Plot summary Miss Brill is an English teacher living n ...

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Her First Ball "Her First Ball" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in ''The Sphere'' on 28 November 1921, and later reprinted in '' The Garden Party and Other Stories''. Plot summary A young girl called Leila has come to the city ...

" # "The Singing Lesson" # " The Stranger" # "Bank Holiday" # "An Ideal Family" # "The Lady's Maid"

Themes

* Life * Death * Marriage * Distorted Reality * Regret/Disappointment * Duty * Gender

External links

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