Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas and essays from the world\"s greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith....

A beautiful new hardback edition of Katherine Mansfield\"s most vivid and distinctive stories. Katherine Mansfield was the only writer Virginia Woolf envied. Mansfield transformed the short story genre with her work, creating stories miraculous in their intensity yet seemingly so simple....

Fifteen exquisite tales from one of the world\"d greatest writers of the short story Innovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield\"s tragically short life. Many are set in the author\"s native New Zealand, others in England and the French Riviera....

Katherine Mansfield\"s clear, sparkling and perceptive short stories revolutionized the genre, and this collection represents the whole range of her writing....

When her wealthy family prepares to host a lavish summer party, the young, hitherto sheltered Laura Sheridan suddenly feels a kinship with the staff and the helpers hired to set up the venue for the festivities....

В учебное пособие для изучающих английский язык включены оригинальные тексты для чтения - рассказы известной писательницы Кэтрин Мэнсфилд, отдельные главы из повести Марка Твена \\\"Жизнь на Миссисипи\\\", а также образцы английского юмора. Книга адресована старшеклассникам и студентам языковых вузов. Издание на английском языке....

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They could not have had a more perfect day for a garden-party if they had ordered it. A windless, warm day greets the Sheridan family on the day of their garden party. As daughter Laura takes the reins on party preparations the news of a......

\"And again, as always, he had the feeling he was holding something that never was quite his - his. Something too delicate, too precious, that would fly away once he let go.\" Three sharp and powerful short stories from Katherine Mansfield,......

Powerful and evocative, each of Katherine Mansfield\"s short stories is a masterclass in the form that made her name. Born in New Zealand in 1888, she defied the conventions of the times and lived a spirited life, travelling to Bohemian Paris and London, where she died at the early age of 34....

Set in England and New Zealand, these four short stories are funny, sad and often cruel. Penguin Readers is a series of simplified novels, film novelizations and original titles that introduce students at all levels to the pleasures of reading in......

The new graded readers series of original fiction, adapted fiction and factbooks especially written for teenagers. Three vibrant stories by the famous New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, selected and retold by Margaret Johnson. In one story, Laura......

Katherine Mansfield is one of the most famous short story writers in the English language. These four stories take place about a hundred years ago in England and New Zealand. They are sometimes funny, sometimes sad and often cruel....