storieskatherine mansfield Author:katherine mansfield katherine mansfield was not a rebel. she was an innovator. born in the english traditions of prose narrative, she neither revolted against these nor broke with them - simply, she passed beyond them. and now tradition, extending, has followed her. had she not written, written as she did, one form of art might still be in infancy. how much ground ... more »katherine mansfield broke for her successors may not be realized. her imagination kindled unlikely matter; she was to alter for good and all our idea of what goes to make a story...still at work, her genius rekindles faith; she is on our side in every futile attempt. the effort she was involved in involves us - how can we feel her other than a contemporary?« less