The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author? In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. Her tragic early death deprived us of untold glories but those she left behind sparkle and radiate with an energy that few others have matched. Her stories often start with what seems like an abrupt interruption into peoples lives yet, within a sentence or two, we are wholly at home in these new settings. Katherine Mansfield was a mistress of the short story form. The Top Ten - Katherine Mansfield - An Introduction
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