Radical, witty and inventive, Katherine Mansfield is one of the twentieth century’s most accomplished short-story writers, whose writing contributed significantly to the modernist movement. by Katherine Mansfield showcases her remarkable ability to delve into the human mind; in stories such as ‘The Garden Party’ she reveals the tension between innocence and corruption, the dark side of love and romance are explored in ‘Bliss’ and ‘Love à la Mode’, and in the title story, ‘Prelude’, inspired by her own childhood, her concern is for the isolated and the lonely.