Marriage a La Mode is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Sphere on 31 December 1921, and later reprinted in The Garden Party and Other Stories. - The title is a play on the phrase mariage à la mode in French, which means 'fashionable marriage'.
William would usually buy his children sweets because he knows his wife won't let him buy them 'big donkeys and engines', as that would be unseemly. This time he buys fruit instead.
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Katherine Mansfield. Complete Works. Illustrated : The Garden Party, The Doves' Nest, Bliss, In a German Pension and other Stories and Poems
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Mr. and Mrs. Dove : A Classic Literary Short Story of Love, Courtship, and Psychological Drama
The Garden Party : A Timeless Classic Literary Short Story of Class Division, Loss of Innocence, and Emotional Awakening
Her First Ball : A Timeless Coming-of-Age Classic Short Story About Youth, First Love, and Fleeting Joy
Miss Brill : A Classic Psychological Short Story of Loneliness, Reflection, and Human Emotion
At The Bay : A Classic Literary Fiction Novella of Family, Childhood, and Inner Life
The Earth-Child in the Grass and Other Poems : Including Analyses and Piano Underscore for each poem
Revelations : A Classic Psychological Short Story of Self-Deception, Judgment, and Emotional Awakening
The Escape : A Classic Psychological Short Story of a Trapped Marriage, Resentment, and Emotional Control
The Little Governess : A Classic Psychological Short Story of Innocence, Vulnerability, and Emotional Awakening
A Dill Pickle : A Classic Psychological Short Story of Love, Power, and Emotional Control
