Katherine Mansfield
14 October 1888–9 January 1923
(Person)
Also known as: Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp; Boris Petrovsky; Elizabeth Stanley.
Short-story writer, poet, critic, diarist, letter writer.
Genealogy
Ancestors: Anne Stone
Parents: Annie Beauchamp, Harold Beauchamp
Siblings: Leslie Heron Beauchamp
Works by this Author in Our Collection
- Prelude in Bliss and Other Stories
- At the Bay in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Germans At Meat in In A German Pension
- The Tiredness of Rosabel in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Je Ne Parle Pas Français in Bliss and Other Stories
- The Garden Party in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- How Pearl Button was Kidnapped in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Baron in In A German Pension
- The Doll’s House in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Bliss in Bliss and Other Stories
- The Daughters of the Late Colonel in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- The Sister of the Baroness in In A German Pension
- The Journey to Bruges in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Honeymoon in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Mr. and Mrs. Dove in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- The Wind Blows in Bliss and Other Stories
- Frau Fischer in In A German Pension
- A Cup of Tea in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- A Truthful Adventure in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Young Girl in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Taking the Veil in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Psychology in Bliss and Other Stories
- New Dresses in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Frau Brechenmacher Attends a Wedding in In A German Pension
- Life of Ma Parker in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Pictures in Bliss and Other Stories
- The Fly in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Woman at the Store in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Modern Soul in In A German Pension
- Ole Underwood in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Marriage a la Mode in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- The Canary in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Man Without a Temperament in Bliss and Other Stories
- At Lehmann’s in In A German Pension
- The Voyage in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- The Little Girl in Something Childish and Other Stories
- A Married Man’s Story in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Luft Bad in In A German Pension
- Mr. Reginald Peacock’s Day in Bliss and Other Stories
- Miss Brill in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- A Birthday in In A German Pension
- Millie in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Doves’ Nest in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Sun and Moon in Bliss and Other Stories
- The Child-Who-Was-Tired in In A German Pension
- Pension Séguin in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Six Years After in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Feuille D’album in Bliss and Other Stories
- Her First Ball in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- A Dill Pickle in Bliss and Other Stories
- The Advanced Lady in In A German Pension
- Violet in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Daphne in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Singing Lesson in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Father and the Girls in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Little Governess in Bliss and Other Stories
- Bains Turcs in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Swing of the Pendulum in In A German Pension
- The Stranger in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- All Serene! in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Revelations in Bliss and Other Stories
- Something Childish but very Natural in Something Childish and Other Stories
- A Blaze in In A German Pension
- Bank Holiday in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated June 25, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated June 25, 1907 (evening), quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Arnold Trowell, dated Sunday July 2, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated August 20, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated August 28 (1907), quoted in 2
- A Bad Idea in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Escape in Bliss and Other Stories
- An Indiscreet Journey in Something Childish and Other Stories
- An Ideal Family in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated October 1, 1906, quoted in 1
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 28 (1906), quoted in 1
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated (Friday) December 28 (1906), quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Friday, quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Sunday Night, quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, (undated), quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Thursday, quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to E. J. Brady, dated 23 September, 1907, quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to E. J. Brady, dated 11 October, 1907, quoted in 2
- Silhouettes (It is evening and very cold...), quoted in 2
- Spring Pictures in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Lady’s Maid in The Garden Party and Other Stories
- A Man and his Dog in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated September 2, 1907, quoted in 1
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated October 21, 1907, quoted in 1
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated November, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 18, 1907, quoted in 2
- In the Rangitaiki Valley, quoted in 2
- Entries from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dates include Monday, 1907, quoted in 2
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to her mother, dated Friday, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entries from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dates include Thursday through Monday, 1907, quoted in 2
- Vignette (I stand in the manuka scrub...), quoted in 2
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 17, 1907, quoted in 2
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated Sunday night, May 17th (1908), quoted in 3
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated Sunday night, May 1908, quoted in 3
- Late at Night in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Such a Sweet Old Lady in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Two Tuppenny Ones, Please in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Honesty in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Black Cap in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Susannah in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Second Violin in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- A Suburban Fairy Tale in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Mr. and Mrs. Williams in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- Carnation in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Weak Heart in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- See-Saw in Something Childish and Other Stories
- This Flower in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Widowed in The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Wrong House in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Sixpence in Something Childish and Other Stories
- Poison in Something Childish and Other Stories
- The Aloe
- Bliss and Other Stories
- The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories
- The Garden Party and Other Stories
- In A German Pension
- Journal of Katherine Mansfield
- The Letters of Katherine Mansfield: Volume I
- Letters of Katherine Mansfield: Volume II
- Novels and Novelists
- Poems by Katherine Mansfield
- Something Childish and Other Stories
Subject of Texts
- Entries from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dates include Monday, 1907
- Entries from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dates include Thursday through Monday, 1907
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated August 20, 1907
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated August 28 (1907)
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 28 (1906)
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated June 25, 1907
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated June 25, 1907 (evening)
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated October 1, 1906
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated October 21, 1907
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated September 2, 1907
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated Sunday night, May 17th (1908)
- Entry from the notebooks and diaries of Katherine Mansfield, dated Sunday night, May 1908
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 17, 1907
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated December 18, 1907
- Entry from the Urewera notebook of Katherine Mansfield, dated November, 1907
- Extract from the last Will of Jane Mansfield, dated July 11th, 1834
- In the Rangitaiki Valley
- Katherine Mansfield, 1888–1923
- Letter from Harold Beauchamp to E. J. Brady, dated 10 October, 1907
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Arnold Trowell, dated Sunday July 2, 1907
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to E. J. Brady, dated 11 October, 1907
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to E. J. Brady, dated 23 September, 1907
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to her mother, dated Friday, 1907
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, (undated)
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated (Friday) December 28 (1906)
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Friday
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Sunday Night
- Letter from Katherine Mansfield to Mattie Putnam, dated Thursday
- Recollecting Mansfield
- Silhouettes (It is evening and very cold...)
- The Life of Katherine Mansfield
- The Rook
- Vignette (I stand in the manuka scrub...)
Mentioned in
- A Life of J. C. Beaglehole: New Zealand Scholar
- Bethell’s “Leaves of Gold”: an unpublished poem.
- Book & Print in New Zealand : A Guide to Print Culture in Aotearoa
- Check to Your King
- Early Wellington
- Fretful Sleepers and Other Essays
- Geoffrey Alley, Librarian: His Life & Work
- Indirections: A Memoir 1909-1947
- Introduction: "A land mild and bold, diffident and pertinent"
- Introduction to In A German Pension
- Island Stories
- Journalese
- Kōtare 1999, Volume Two, Number Two
- Kōtare 2000, Volume Three, Number One
- Kōtare 2001, Volume Four, Number One
- Kōtare 2006, Volume Six
- "A Straight Steal": "An Affair of the Heart" and Maurice Gee's The Fat Man
- Theatre, culture and community. A review of Downstage Upfront. The first 40 years of New Zealand’s longest-running professional theatre. By John Smythe. Victoria University Press, 2004
- Vibrant with Words and The Colour of Distance
- East by South
- Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
- Kōtare 2008, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series Two: ‘Early Male Prose Writers’
- Kowhai Gold
- Letters and Art in New Zealand
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- New Zealand Now
- New Zealand Texts Collection
- Nineteenth Century New Zealand Artists: A Guide & Handbook
- Sport 1: Spring 1988
- Sport 10: Autumn 1993
- Sport 12: Autumn 1994
- Sport 13 Spring 1994
- Sport 17: Spring 1996
- Sport 18: Autumn 1997
- Sport 2: Autumn 1989
- Sport 20: Autumn 1998
- Sport 24: Summer 2000
- Sport 27: Spring 2001
- Sport 28: Autumn 2002
- Sport 29: Spring 2002
- Sport 30: Peter Black-Real Fiction
- Sport 32: Summer 2004
- Sport 4: Autumn 1990
- Sport 6: Autumn 1991
- Sport 8: Autumn 1992
- Sport 9: Spring 1992
- The Aloe
- The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
- The Letters of Katherine Mansfield: Volume I
- The Long White Cloud
- The New Zealand Novel 1860-1965
- The Woman Problem & other prose
- The Women of New Zealand
- Writing Wellington: Twenty Years of Victoria University Writing Fellows
Cited in
- Introduction to In A German Pension
- Kōtare 2007, Special Issue — Essays in New Zealand Literary Biography Series One: ‘Women Prose Writers to World War I’
- Kowhai Gold
- Maoriland: New Zealand Literature 1872–1914
- Sport 10: Autumn 1993
- Sport 18: Autumn 1997
- Sport 24: Summer 2000
- Sport 27: Spring 2001
- Sport 28: Autumn 2002
- Sport 29: Spring 2002
- Sport 30: Peter Black-Real Fiction
- Sport 32: Summer 2004
- Sport 8: Autumn 1992
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Other Collections
The following collections may have holdings relevant to "Katherine Mansfield":
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, which has entries for many prominent New Zealanders.
- Archives New Zealand, which has collections of maps, plans and posters; immigration passenger lists; and probate records.
- National Library of New Zealand, which has extensive collections of published material.
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, which has extensive holdings on the Auckland region and New Zealand military history.
- Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, which has strong holdings in Tāonga Māori, biological holotypes and New Zealand art.
- nzhistory.net.nz, from the History Group of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage.