Bliss and Other Stories

Synopsis

Bliss and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by New Zealand writer Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry, who was celebrated as a modernist writer during her short life span of 34 years. Her notable contributions in the form of novels, and collection of short stories include The Garden Party, The Scrapbook of Katherine Mansfield, The Urewera Notebook, and The Aloe.

This collection contains more than 12 stories of her starting with her most popular short story Bliss. Bliss opens up with a dinner party arranged by the couple Bertha Young and Harry, which is attended by their close friends including Mr. and Mrs. Norman Knight, Eddie Warren, and Pearl Fulton. As the party progress Eddie Warren, a homosexual character finds interest in Harry, while Bertha is attracted towards the blonde Pearl, which might take them towards a new dimension of love making as bisexual. Other than Bliss, the collection also contains stories include The Wind blows, The man without a temperament, Sun and Moon, The escape, A dill pickle, and The little Governess.

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