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Biography of Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand and English writer, most famous for being the foremost writer of New Zealand.

She was born in into the family of a New Zealand banker. Her father, Harold Beauchamp, was the chairman of the Bank of New Zealand and was knighted. In , the family moved to Karori, where Mansfield spent her childhood.

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She remembered this time as the happiest of her life, and these memories later inspired her to write the story "Prelude" in

In , Katherine moved to London and studied at Queen's College from to After completing her education in England, she returned home to New Zealand in Upon her return, she began writing short stories.

Although she initially wanted to become a professional cellist, she did not dare to defy her father's prohibition and instead enrolled in Wellington Technical College. Growing tired of the provincial life in New Zea