Mansfield, Katherine, 1888-1923
Variant namesKatherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand, and also lived in England. During her Bohemian and rather brief life, she made significant contributions to the art of short story writing as a major 20th century writer. Her fiction is characterized by crisp metaphorical prose, a graceful yet inescapable sense of irony, and, above all, a unique and irresistible degree of observation.
From the description of Katherine Mansfield letters, 1913. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50564359
English writer.
From the description of Letters, 1917-1922, to Lady Ottoline Morrell. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500061
British short story writer and critic.
Born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, Katherine Mansfield was educated in England at Queen's College and returned there in 1908 to write. Married to English critic John Middleton Murry in 1918, she had a wide circle of creative friends, including the artist Dorothy Brett and artistic patron Lady Ottoline Morrell. Mansfield died of tuberculosis at age 34 in 1923.
From the description of Katherine Mansfield papers, 1903-1942. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 45323165
British short story writer and critic.
Born Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp in Wellington, New Zealand in 1888, Katherine Mansfield was educated in England at Queen's College and returned to London from New Zealand in 1908 to write. Married to English critic John Middleton Murry in 1918, Mansfield had a wide circle of creative friends including Virginia and Leonard Woolf, the artist Dorothy Brett, and artistic patron Lady Ottoline Morrell. She died of tuberculosis at age 34 in 1923.
From the description of Katherine Mansfield papers - additions, 1910-1938. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 45323391
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| associatedWith | A.P. Watt (Firm) |
| associatedWith | Alpers, Antony, 1919-1997. |
| associatedWith | Andreyev, Leonid, 1871-1919. |
| correspondedWith | Beauchamp family |
| correspondedWith | Belitt, Ben, 1911-2003 |
| associatedWith | Bell, Clive, 1881-1964. |
| associatedWith | Berkman, Sylvia. |
| associatedWith | Brett, Dorothy, 1883-1977 |
| associatedWith | Coppard, A. E. (Alfred Edgar), 1878-1957. |
| associatedWith | De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956. |
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Birth 1888-10-14
Death 1923-06-09
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