The Daughters of The Late Colonel

Discover five captivating stories by Katherine Mansfield, one of the twentieth century's most accomplished short story writers.

The Daughters of the Late Colonel is a modernist masterpiece of biting wit. Two adult sisters, Josephine and Constantia, struggle to navigate their newfound freedom following the death of their domineering father. This collection also includes The Doll's House, Marriage à La Mode, Germans at Meat and Mansfield's most famous story, The Garden Party, all of which showcase her remarkable ability to delve into the human mind.

This series of pocket-sized paperbacks celebrates the art of the short story and marks Macmillan Collector's Library's 10th anniversary. Each contains a curated selection of short stories from a literary giant: Katherine Mansfield, Arthur Conan Doyle, Edgar Allen Poe, Oscar Wilde, Jane Austen, James, Joyce, Virginia Woolf, Alice Dunbar Nelson, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Rabindranath Tagore.