Katherine Mansfield: A Fauvist, Colonial Outsider Encounters Bloomsbury stood out in the volume for its clear articulation and solid theorization of the role played by Mansfield's colonial origins in her representations of perception. Gerri Kimber also argues compellingly for a reexamination of the relationship between Mansfield and Aldous Huxley in light of their
repeated fictional representations of each other. Ruchi Mundeja's essay on Mansfield's critical representations of the imperial consumerism that underlay Bloomsbury's bohemian revisions of domestic space makes a strong contribution to the developing body of work on modernist domesticity.

Virginia Woolf Miscellany

For the most part, Mansfield's literary reputation has revolved around two things: her mastery of the modernist short story and her contentious relationship with Virginia Woolf (Woolf frequently-and unfortunately-tends to subsume Mansfield). As these essays point out, there is much more to say. The collection opens with an examination of the emotional and professional complexities of Mansfield and Woolf's relationship viewed via disparate notions of hospitality. This engaging essay serves as the springboard for an exploration of Mansfield and Bloomsbury: to be specific, part 1 looks at Mansfield and the peripheral figures of Bloomsbury (Aldous Huxley, T. S. Eliot, Walter de la Mare, Millar Dunning, and W. L. George), and part 2 looks at Mansfield as peripheral to Bloomsbury. Gems include essays on Mansfield's (and Woolf's) literary criticism that showcase the symbiosis between criticism and creativity. Including essays by both renowned Mansfield scholars and new voices in this field, this collection reiterates Bloomsbury's influence on the artistic growth and mentoring capabilities of one of the most important modernist writers of the 20th century. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.

CHOICE

Provide[s] rich new pickings for Mansfield scholars and Bloomsbury devotees alike.

Times Literary Supplement

An extremely helpful collection of articles on the mutual influence and interaction of Mansfield with the emerging artists from this turbulent period.

The Heythrop Journal

This wide-ranging collection of essays makes fresh forays into the interstices of well-travelled literary territory, escorting readers to familiar topoi like Bloomsbury and Garsington Manor to discover new insights through intimate portrayals of their inhabitants and visitors. Katherine Mansfield is both object of study and muse in this endeavor, providing satirical perspectives on the social groups and gatherings which so often made her feel like an outsider, and inspiring the imaginatively sympathetic prose of an outstanding group of scholars devoted to celebrating her work.

Rishona Zimring, Professor of English, Lewis & Clark College

An inspiring and very engaging collection of essays from many of today's most outstanding Mansfield specialists alongside some of the most promising younger scholars in the field of Modernist studies...This volume offers the most convincing assessment to date of Katherine Mansfield's vibrant involvement in numerous Bloomsbury partnerships and literary collaborations. It will be figuring on all recommended reading lists for students of modernism and Bloomsbury London.

Professor Claire Davison-Pegon, Professor of Modernist Literature, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle