Project Gutenberg 1998-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 1963 Mansfield, Katherine 1888 1923 Beauchamp, Kathleen M. (Kathleen Mansfield) Murry, Kathleen Beauchamp Bowden, Kathleen Berry, Matilda The Garden Party, and Other Stories At the bay -- The garden party -- The daughters of the late colonel -- Mr and Mrs Dove -- The young girl -- Life of Ma Parker -- Marriage a la mode -- The voyage -- Miss Brill -- Her first ball -- The singing lesson -- The stranger -- Bank holiday -- An ideal family -- The lady's maid. Sue Asscher and David Widger "The Garden Party and Other Stories" by Katherine Mansfield is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories explore themes of social class, identity, and the intricacies of human relationships, often set against the backdrop of the changing world of the time. The varied cast of characters, including the affluent Burnell family and their interactions with the working-class individuals around them, embodies the tensions and disconnections of different social strata. The opening of "The Garden Party" introduces a beautiful summer day filled with preparations for the titular garden party hosted by the Burnell family. The atmosphere is lively as Laura Burnell, the main character, navigates family dynamics while arranging the event. She interacts with the charismatic workmen setting up the marquee and contemplates her position within the established social order. Amid the joyful preparations, the news of a tragic accident—a local man’s death—complicates Laura’s feelings about the day, leading her to question the morality of celebrating such a moment when tragedy is occurring nearby. This sets the stage for a story rife with tension between personal sensibility and societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories, New Zealand New Zealand -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text New Zealand Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 379741 379792 2024-09-01T09:43:07.295028 2023-10-01T08:53:26.013729 text/html text/html 404178 2022-09-09T11:38:17 text/html 296491 2024-09-01T09:43:12.666994 application/epub+zip 296205 2024-09-01T09:43:08.050976 application/epub+zip 217041 2024-09-01T09:43:07.701009 application/epub+zip 403253 2024-09-01T09:43:16.536938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383731 2024-09-01T09:43:12.336959 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 305246 2022-09-09T13:00:24.315118 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356715 356704 2024-09-01T09:43:06.730027 2023-10-01T08:53:25.471735 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 356416 2022-09-09T11:40:15 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19168 2024-09-01T09:43:16.688933 application/rdf+xml 19480 2024-09-01T09:43:07.800992 image/jpeg 2785 2024-09-01T09:43:07.750979 image/jpeg 134432 2022-09-09T11:40:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 544452 2022-09-09T11:41:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 542979 2024-09-01T09:43:07.332993 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia