The best of Katherine Mansfield's short stories.

In a German pension -- Bliss -- The garden party -- The doves' nest -- Unfinished stories -- Something childish and other stories.

Germans at meat -- The baron -- The sister of the baroness -- Frau Fischer -- Frau Brechenmacher attends a wedding -- The modern soul -- At "Lehmann's" -- The luftbad -- A birthday -- The child-who-was-tired -- The advanced lady -- The swing of the pendulum -- Prelude -- Je ne parle pas francais -- Bliss -- The wind blows -- Psychology -- Pictures -- The man without a temperament -- Mr Reginald Peacock's day -- Sun and moon -- Feuille d'album -- A dill pickle -- The little governess -- Revelations -- The escape -- 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 -- The doll's house -- Honeymoon -- A cup of tea -- Taking the veil -- The fly -- The canary -- A married man's story -- The doves' nest -- The tiredness of Rosabel -- How Pearl Button was kidnapped -- The journey to Bruges -- Being a truthful adventure -- New dresses -- The woman at the store -- Ole underwood -- The little girl -- Millie -- Pension seguin -- Violet -- Bains turcs -- Something childish but very natural -- And indiscreet journey -- A suburban fairy tale -- Carnation -- See-saw -- This flower -- The wrong house -- Sixpence -- Poison.

In a German pension. Germans at meat ; The baron ; The sister of the baroness ; Frau Fischer ; Frau Brechenmacher attends a wedding ; The modern soul ; At "Lehmann's" ; The luftbad ; A birthday ; The child-who-was-tired ; The advanced lady ; The swing of the pendulum -- Bliss. Prelude ; Je ne parle pas francais ; Bliss ; The wind blows ; Psychology ; Pictures ; The man without a temperament ; Mr Reginald Peacock's day ; Sun and moon ; Feuille d'album ; A dill pickle ; The little governess ; Revelations ; The escape -- The garden party. 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 -- The dove's nest. The doll's house ; Honeymoon ; A cup of tea ; Taking the veil ; The fly ; The canary ; Unfinished stories. A married man's story ; The dove's nest -- Something childish and other stories. The tiredness of Rosabel ; How Pearl Button was kidnapped ; The journey to Bruges ; Being a truthful adventure ; New dresses ; The woman at the store ; Ole Underwood ; The little girl ; Millie ; Epilogue I: Pension seguin ; Epilogue II: Violet ; Epilogue III: Bains Turcs ; Something childish but very natural ; An indiscreet journey ; A suburban fairy tale ; Carnation ; See-saw ; This flower ; The wrong house ; Sixpence ; Poison.

New Zealand author.-In a German pension -- Bliss -- The garden party -- The dove's nest -- Something childish and other stories.

The best of Katherine Mansfield's short stories drawn from the five published collections of her works and representing the wide range of her writing are presented in this accessible edition.