A dazzling short story collection from Katherine Mansfield. One of ten pocket size paperbacks from Macmillan Collector's Library celebrating the art of the short story. Discover five captivating stories from one of the twentieth century's most accomplished short story writers. The title story, "The Daughters of the Late Colonel," is a modernist masterpiece of biting wit. Two adult sisters, Josephine and Constantia, struggle to navigate their new found freedom following the death of their domineering father. This collection includes "The Doll's House," "Marriage a La Mode," and "Germans at Meat," as well as Mansfield's most famous story "The Garden Party," all of which showcase her remarkable ability to delve into the human mind. This series of pocket-sized paperbacks celebrates the art of the short story and marks Macmillan Collector's Library's 10th anniversary. Each contains a curated selection of short stories from a literary giant: Katherine Mansfield, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, James Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Alice Dunbar Nelson, F.

Scott Fitzgerald, and Rabindranath Tagore.