Bliss (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Katherine Mansfield
- First Published: 1918
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: About 1917
- Setting: Probably London
- Principal Characters: Bertha Young, Harry Young, Pearl Fulton, Eddie Warren, Mr. Norman Knight, Mrs. Norman Knight
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: Psychology or psychologists, Marriage, Emotions, Happiness
- Locales: London, England
The Story
Late one afternoon, as Bertha Young turns a corner onto her street, her body and mind suddenly feel total bliss. Only the conscious constraints of “civilization” keep her from running, dancing, and laughing.
Inside her house, she tells her housekeeper to bring her a bowl of fruit so she can decorate the table where she is to give a dinner party that night. The beauty of the fruit on the table makes her laugh almost hysterically.
Bertha runs upstairs to the nursery and begs the nurse to allow her to hold her infant daughter, Little Bertha. The nurse...
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