Bliss is a collection that sparkles with vitality and captures moments of telling significance.Widely recognised as one of the greatest writers of her period,Katherine Mansfield shows supreme control of her technique.With the deftness of a movie camera she zooms in with remarkable accuracy on those emotionally charged moments when an individual is most revealing.Her delicacy and the childlike quality of her vision lend a freshness and charm to her work that is enchanting.Conveying as much by omission as by statement,she creates a delicate structure that is reminiscent of Chekhov,and a work of art that is akin to lyric poetry.