Katherine Mansfield vs. Henry James
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Katherine Mansfield
1888 – 1923
Kathleen Mansfield Murry was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been published in 25 languages.
"I am treating you as my friend, asking you to share my present minuses in the hope I can ask you to share my future pluses."
Henry James
1843 – 1916
Henry James was an American-British author. He is regarded as a key transitional figure between literary realism and literary modernism, and is considered by many to be among the greatest novelists in the English language. He was the son of theologian Henry James Sr.
"It has made me better loving you... it has made me wiser, and easier, and brighter. I used to want a great many things before, and to be angry that I did not ha…"
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