Katherine Mansfield's Birthplace

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Lonely Planet review

One of NZ's most distinguished authors, Katherine Mansfield is known throughout the world for her short stories and often compared to Chekhov and Maupassant. Katherine Mansfield's birthplace is a lovingly restored and maintained house with a restful heritage garden. The excellent video A Portrait of Katherine Mansfield screens here and the 'Sense of Living' exhibition displays photographs of the period alongside excerpts from her writing.

A doll's house has been constructed from details in the short story of the same name.