Katherine Mansfield wrote short stories, poetry, letters, journals and reviews, and is regarded as a central figure in British modernism.
Katherine Mansfield
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Full Name:
Katherine Mansfield
Lifetime:
14 Oct 1888 – 9 Jan 1923
Biography
Events In History
9 January 1923
Internationally acclaimed author Katherine Mansfield revolutionised 20th-century English short-story writing. She died from tuberculosis in France, aged just 34.
Articles
The 1920s
The 1920s was the decade that modern New Zealand came of age. Despite political and economic uncertainty, the country shrugged off the gloom of war to embrace the Jazz Age - an era of speed, power and glamour. Explore an overview of the decade and a year-by-year breakdown of key events. Read the full article
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A selection of key New Zealand events from
