Bliss, and Other Stories

Mansfield's Bliss, and Other Stories, published in 1920, secured the author's literary reputation. While readers and critics at the time generally lauded the short fiction collection, a few reviewers objected to its controversial subject matter - infidelities, discussions of sexuality, cruel and superficial characters. Today 'Bliss' is one of Mansfield's most frequently anthologized stories and still resonates with modern readers.