Classic Women's Short Stories Naxos NA223812

• Author(s):

Chopin, Kate; Mansfield, Katherine; Woolf, Virginia

• Artist(s):

Ross, Liza

• Reader(s):

Boyd, Carole; Gallagher, Teresa

Five stories from influential women writers of the nineteenth century and the first decades of the twentieth century. New Zealand-born Katherine Mansfield settled in England where she wrote a series of short stories that are widely recognized as among the finest of the twentieth century for their economy, clarity, sensitivity and effect. ‘The Garden Party’ is one of her most famous, while ‘Daughters of the Late Colonel’ shows a wonderful sense of wit. Kate Chopin, writing in the last years of the nineteenth century, broke new ground with her daring view of women as individuals with human needs. ‘Lilacs’ and ‘Ma’ame Pelagie’ are sympathetic portraits of women with differing dilemmas. Woolf’s ‘A Mark on the Wall’ shows, in short story form, the turmoil within the stillness which became such a mark of her later novels.

Classic Women's Short Stories Review

*This collection presents two stories of Katherine Mansfield and Kate Chopin and one of Virginia Woolf. One of the the stories—“The Daughters of the Late Colonel”—is abridged. The selected stories offer an opportunity to sample the work of three important writers from the twentieth century. Teresa Gallagher, Carole Boyd, and Liza Ross are powerful narrators, who draw out the style of these remarkable women writers. Musical segues between the stories and notes that provide time for each side are helpful although turning to a particular story will take some hunting. Listing times by story on a particular side would make this less of a challenge. In any event, this is a nice collection, well read. 2003 Audie Award Winner.*ntury.