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[1]NewZealand’smostfamousascloselyassociatedwithD。H。LawrenethingofarivaliniaWoolf。Mansfield’screativeyearswereburdehloneliness，illness，jealousy，alienation-allthisrefleherworkwiththebitterdepiaritalandfamilyrelationshipsofhermiddle-classcharacters。Hershortstoriesarealsoheiruseofstreamofess。LiketheRussiaonarivialeventsandsubtlehumanbehavior。

[2]“Henrywasagreatfellowforbooks。HedidnotreadmanynordidhepossessabovehalfadozeallinthegCrossRluanyoddtimeinLoyasonnoddingtermswasamazing。Byhiseathandlingofthemandbyhisnicechoiceofphrasewhendisgthemwithoherbookselleryouwouldhavethoughtthathehadtakenhispaproppedbeforehisnurse’sbosom。Butyouwouldhavebeenwrong。”（fromSomethingChildishButVeryNatural）

[3]KatherineMansfieldwasboron，NewZealand，intoamiddle-ily。Herfather，HaroldBeauchamp，wasabankeraher，AnnieBurnellDyer，wasofgenteelins。ShelivedforsixyearsintheruralvillageofKarori。LateronMansfieldsaid，“IimagineIritiwas，too。Butbetterfarwritetwaddle，anything，thannothingatall。”Attheageofnineshehadherfirststorypublished。EntitledEappearedinTheHighSchoolReporterion，withtheeditor’sent，thatit“showspromiseofgreatmerit”。

[4]Asafirststeptoherrebellionagainstherbad，shewithdrewtoLondonin1903aQueen’sCollege，whereshejoiaffoftheagazine。BaewZealandin1906，shethentookupmusidhadaffairswithbothmeherdeheopportunitytobeeaprofessionalcelloplayer—shelishedviolo。IudiedtypingaWellingtonTeicalCfriendIdaBaker（L。M。，LeslieMooreinherdiaryanddence）persuadedMahertoallowKatherioEngland，withanallowanceof￡100ayear。Thereshedevotedherselft。MaedNewZealandagain。

[5]Afteranunhappymarriagein19eBrown，whomsheleftafewdaysafterthewedding，MaouredforawhileasaraihemarriageshehadanaffairwithGarrowell，amusidbeant。InBavaria，whereMasometime，shesufferedamiscarriage。DuriayinGermaesatiricalsketancharacters，whichwerepublishedin1911uleInaGermanPensioorieshadappearedinTheNewAge。OoLondon，MansfieldbecameillwithaedsexuallytransmitteddiseaseshetraFloryanSobieniowski;awhitributedtoherweakhealthfortherestofherlife。Sobienioolishémigrétranslator，whomshemetinGermastorypublishedinEnglandwasTheChild-Who-Was-Tired，aboutaoverworkednursemaidwhokillsababy-ithasbeeyofChekhov’sstorySpatKhochetsia（1888，Sleepyhead）。

[6]Maeieswithoutmuthusiasm:“Prettyroomsaypeople，prettydcigarettesoutofasilvertankard。。。Iwaswretched。”Aloken，shewasoofanomnibusafterotherwomahewomahatallsuffragettesoughttobetrampledtodeathbyhorses。IJohonMurry，aSodformerliterarycritic，whowasfirstatehenherlover。Maedandtributedtoaseriesofjournals。Until1914shepublishedstoriesinRhythmandTheBlueReview。DuringthewarshetravelledrestlesslybetweenEnglandandFranherbrother“Chummie”diedinWorldWarI，MansfieldfonNewZealandandherfamily。Prelude（1916），ofamousstories，waswrittendurierdivherfirsthusbandin1918，MansfieldmarriedMurry。Inthesameyearshewasfouuberculosis。

[7]MansfiedandMurrywerecloselyassociatedwithD。H。LawrendhiswifeFrieda。UpthatMurryhadanaffairwiththePrincessBibeséeAsquith），MaednottotheaffairbuttoherletterstoMurry:“Iamafraidyoumuststtheseloveletterstomyhusbandwhileheaher。Itisohingswhiotdoneinourworld。”（fromalettertoPrincessBibesco，1921）

[8]Mansfieddidherbestworkintheearly1920s，thepeakofheratbeingtheGardenParty（1922），whichshewrthefinalstagesofherillyearsMainsouthernFranSwitzerland，seekiuberculosis。Asapartofhertreatmentin1922ataninstitute，Maolieafewhourseverydayonaplatformsuspendedoveraahedodorsemanatihetreatmentdidnogood。Withoutthepaeraryfriends，family，orherhusbaemuchaboutherownrootsandheransfielddiedofapulmonaryhemeonJanuary9，1923，iute，ainebleau，Frawordswere:“Ilovetherain。Iwantthefeelingofitonmyface。”

[9]Mansfield’sfamilymemoirswerecolleBliss（1920）。OnlythreevolumesofMaorieswerepublishedduriime。MissBrillwasaboutawomahebeginningoftheSeasooher“special”seatwithherfur。Shehadtakenitoutofitsboxiernoohemivenitabrush。Shefeelsthatshehasapartintheplayinthepark，andsomebodywillnoticeifsheisn’tthere。Acouplesitshegirllaughsatherfurandthemansays，“Whydoessheehereatall—whowantsher?Whydoesn’tshekeephersillyoldmugathome?”MissBrillhurriesbae，unclaspstheneckpiecequidputsitiwhehelidosheheardsomethingg。”

[10]InTheGardenParty（1921）aravagayisarrangedoifulday。Laura，thedaughteroftheparty’shostess，hearsoftheataldeathofayoungl-，Mr。Saheneighborhood。Laurawantstoceltheparty，buthermotherrefusestouand。Shefillsabasketwithsandastriesandoestothewidow’shouse，ahedeadmaninthebedroomwhereheislying。“Hewaswonderful，beautiful。Whiletheywerelaughingahebandlaying，thismarvelhadetothelane。”gshetellsherbrotherwhoislookilymarvellous。But，Laurie—’Shestopped，shelookedatherbrother。‘Isammered，‘iswhatlifewasshe’texplaieuood。”

[11]MansfieldwasgreatlyionChekhhiswarmhumanityaosmalldetailsofhumanbehavior。Herihedevelopmentofthemodernshortstorywasalsonotable。AmoeraryfriendswereAldousHuxley，VirginiaWoolf，whosideredheroverpraised，andD。H。LawreerturMurryandher。Mansfield’sjourers，andscrapbookwereeditedbyherhusband，whoighatheshould“tearupandburnasmuchaspossible”ofthepaperssheleftbehindher。

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&riLiukkonen:HewasdirectorofTheKuusankoskiLibrary，Finland。Hehasspentmanyyearswonaidarraphies。

2。D。H。Lawrence:HewasanEnglish，poet，playwright，essayist，literarydpainter。

3。AntonChekhov:HewasaRussianphysi，dramatistandauthorwhoissideredtobeamowritersofshortstoriesinhistory。

4。VirginiaWoolf:ShewasanEnglishwriter，andwasregardedasomodernistliteraryfiguresofthe20thtury。

5。AldousHuxley:HewasanEnglishwriterahemostpromihefamousHuxleyfamily。

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KatherineMansfieldiswidelyregardedasawriterwhohelpedcreatethemodernshortstory。Boron，NewZealandin1888，shecametoLondonin1903toattendQueen’sdreturlyibookofstories，InaGermanPension，appearedin1911，aoublisharaordinarybodyofwork。ThiseditioedStetherallofthestoriesthatMansfieldhadwrittenupuhinJanuaryof1923。Withanintrodudhead-hisvolumeallowsthereadertobeiliarwiththepleterangeofMansfield’sworkfromtheearly，satiricalstoriessetinBavaria，throughthelumiionsofherchildhoodinNewZealand，andthroughthemature，deeplyfeltstoriesofherlastyears。AdmiredbyVirginiaWoolfiimeandbymanywriterssiherineMansfieldisoliteraryartistsofthe20thtury。