The Doll’s House (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Katherine Mansfield
- First Published: 1923
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth century
- Setting: New Zealand
- Principal Characters: Isabel Burnell, Lottie Burnell, Kezia Burnell, Beryl, Lil Kelvey, Else Kelvey, Lena Logan
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Children, Nineteenth century, Rural or country life, Class consciousness, Schools or school life, Cruelty, Dolls or dollhouses, New Zealand or New Zealanders
- Locales: New Zealand
The Story
One day Isabel, Lottie, and Kezia Burnell are given a beautiful dollhouse by a houseguest. After it is placed in a courtyard so that its paint smell will disperse through the remainder of the summer, the children lift back its entire front wall to examine its contents. Its beauty overwhelms them. Kezia particularly loves a little lamp, filled with oil, that stands in the middle of the dining room table. To her, the lamp is real.
Burning to boast about their new dollhouse to classmates, the girls go to school the next morning. They are permitted to bring other...
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