Katherine Mansfield and London

[headline]A collection of essays by Mansfield scholars presenting criticism on Katherine Mansfield's relationship to London Katherine Mansfield's complicated relationship with London began in 1903, when her parents sent her and her two older sisters from New Zealand to Queen's College in Harley Street to be educated, and where they remained until the summer of 1906. As soon as she was back in Wellington, she longed to go back, her parents finally agreeing to her returning to London to forge a career as a writer, no longer 'Kathleen Beauchamp' but 'Katherine Mansfield'. As an adult, Mansfield had a love/hate relationship with London, but it remained central to her literary career. She became half of a literary couple with John Middleton Murry, and together they forged connections with most of the important writers in London at the time, thanks to their editorship of several magazines and their own published work. As the symptoms of Mansfield's tuberculosis worsened, and she spent more and more time away from England seeking a healthier climate, life in London became a series of brief sojourns. It remained, however, at the heart of her literary life until her early death. This book combines a range of cutting-edge scholarship on themes including Mansfield's school life, telephony, the weather, literary sources and influences, music and hotels, and includes reviews of relevant publications in the field, a diverse range of creative writing and the first publication of notes by Mansfield's early friend and contemporary in London, Margaret Wishart. [editor bios]Aimée Gasston is the author of Modernist Short Fiction and Things (2021) and co-editor, with Gerri Kimber and Janet Wilson, of Katherine Mansfield: New Directions (2020). Gerri Kimber is a Visiting Professor in the Department of English at the University of Northampton, UK and a professional writer and book reviewer.