''Something Childish and Other Stories'' is a 1924 collection of

short stories A short story is a piece of prose fiction. It can typically be read in a single sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the old ...

by the writer

Katherine Mansfield Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the Literary modernism, modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been ...

. It was published in America as ''The Little Girl''. This anthology was published after her death by her husband

John Middleton Murry John Middleton Murry (6 August 1889 – 12 March 1957) was an English writer. He was a prolific author, producing more than 60 books and thousands of essays and reviews on literature, social issues, politics, and religion during his lifetime. ...

. Murry wrote in his introductory note that most of the stories in this collection were written between '' In a German Pension'' (1911) and '' Bliss and Other Stories'' (1920) with the exception of six stories – the first four were written before ''In a German Pension'' was published, while "Sixpence" and "Poison" were written after ''Bliss''.

Stories

#" The Tiredness of Rosabel" (1908) #" How Pearl Button Was Kidnapped" (1912) #"The Journey to Bruges" (1911) #"A Truthful Adventure" (1911) #"New Dresses" (1912) #" The Woman at the Store" (1912) #"Ole Underwood" (1913) #"The Little Girl" (1912) #" Millie" (1913) #"Pension Séguin" (1913) #"Violet" (1913) #"Bains Turcs" (1913) #" Something Childish But Very Natural" (1914) #" An Indiscreet Journey" (1915) #"Spring Pictures" (1915) #"Late at Night" (1917) #"Two Tuppenny Ones, Please" (1917) #"The Black Cap" (1917) #"A Suburban Fairy Tale" (1919) #"Carnation" (1918) #"See-Saw" (1917) #"This Flower" (1920) #"The Wrong House" (1919) #"Sixpence" (1921) #"Poison" (1920)

References

External links

''Something Childish and other stories'' at the New Zealand Text Centre
* 1924 short story collections Short stories by Katherine Mansfield New Zealand short story collections Constable & Co. books {{1920s-story-collection-stub