“The Daughters of the Late Colonel” is a 1920[1] short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in the London Mercury in 1921.
“The daughters go to sort out their father’s belongings. Josephine feels he would have been angry at the cost of the funeral. They consider sending their father’s watch to their brother, Benny, but are concerned that there is no postal service there. They think of giving the watch to their nephew, Cyril. As they talk about the watch, they recall Cyril coming over for tea, and their conversation.”
Kathleen Mansfield Murry born 14 October 1888 and died 9 January 1923, was a New Zealand writer, essayist and journalist, widely considered one of the most influential and important authors of the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world, and have been published in 25 languages.
In Public Domain
First published 1921
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