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Life of Ma Parker

By: Katherine Mansfield
Narrated by: Olivia Kustermans
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Summary

"Life of Ma Parker" is a 1921 short story by Katherine Mansfield. It was first published in The Nation and Atheneum on 26 February 1921: The gentleman opens his door to his charwoman, who tells him that her grandson has died. Through an analepsis, the grandson asks his grandmother for money, which she says she does not have.

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