In a German Pension is a remarkable collection of short stories, displaying all Katherine Mansfield’s skill in the genre. Written shortly after the author visited Germany ...
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This Norton Critical Edition includes thirty-five of Katherine Mansfield’s short stories with explanatory annotations.
With the exception of the first four stories, all...
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