Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life.

An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure.

In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem. In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything. But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle. Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another.

Story. Poems. Story. Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters. And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.

1 - Chapter & Verse - Katherine Mansfield - An Introduction

2 - Bliss by Katharine Mansfield

3 - Sorrowing Love by Katherine Mansfield

4 - Loneliness by Katherine Mansfield

5 - A Little Boy's Dream by Katherine Mansfield

6 - Fairy Tale by Katherine Mansfield

7 - The Candle by Katherine Mansfield

8 - Evening Song of the Thoughtful Child by Katherine Mansfield

9 - The Wounded Bird by Katherine Mansfield

10 - Covering Wings by Katherine Mansfield

11 - In the Rangitaki Valley by Katherine Mansfield

12 - The Town Between the Hills by Katherine Mansfield

13 - Deaf House Agent by Katherine Mansfield

14 - Camomile Tea by Katherine Mansfield

15 - The Arabian Shawl by Katherine Mansfield

16 - The Quarrel by Katherine Mansfield

17 - The Garden Party by Katherine Mansfield