Journal Entry 1 by LadyIndigo from Orange, New South Wales Australia on Wednesday, May 14, 2008

from inside cover:
As comtemporary critics noted, Katherine Mansfield had been greatly influenced by her reading of Chekov.

In the realm of the short story, however, she quickly established her own manner. It is undramatic -indeed she almost dispenses with plot- marked by a sensitive subtlety in the treatemnt of human behaviour, and lyrical in style to the verge of poetry.

The ninety-one stories which comprise this definitve volume are taken from Mansfield's five collections of stories, Bliss, The Garden Party, The Doves' Nest, Something Childish, In a German Pension which were originally published separately. 

Journal Entry 2 by LadyIndigo from Orange, New South Wales Australia on Friday, May 16, 2008

sending this bookerang to a special reader who has it on her wish list

always wanted to read more mansfield - this collection looks awesome - but it must wait while i dig thru at least one huge mt tbr here...

happy reading

;-) 

Journal Entry 3 by nikkilovesbooks from Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory Australia on Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Thanks LadyIndigo. I'll place it near the top of my TBR pile & be more than happy to send it down your way once I have finished. I feel so very special now:) Happy, happy, happy. 

Journal Entry 4 by nikkilovesbooks from Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory Australia on Sunday, November 30, 2008

Thanks so much for sharing this read with me. What a delightful collection of stories. Mansfield is a joy to read! I hope you find it enjoyable, too. It's on it's way back to you. I should make it to the PO before the end of the day. 

Journal Entry 5 by nikkilovesbooks from Nhulunbuy, Northern Territory Australia on Saturday, December 13, 2008

Ooops...took me a bit longer than I thought but it is truly being posted tomorrow (express!! - we live outside of the norm so it will be a 2 day delivery). 

Journal Entry 6 by LadyIndigo from Orange, New South Wales Australia on Saturday, December 20, 2008

thanks for returning the book nikki ;-)

i look forward to dipping into this collection too, perhaps a story at a time .. as an interval between *all* those novels i am planning on finishing these holidays....

thankyou thankyou

(and the po promised 2 day delivery = 4 days - my po has marked receipt as 18/12 but it wasn't there in the morning (of 18th) when i checked - perhaps the postal staff are story tellers too hehehe - you might let them know - just sticking the 'outside next-day network' doesn't make it travel quicker)