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Also Known As	Kathleen Murry • Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp
Born	October 14, 1888 • Wellington • New Zealand
Died	January 9, 1923 (aged 34) • Fontainebleau • France
Notable Works	“At the Bay” • “Bliss and Other Stories” • “Daughters of the Late Colonel” • “Prelude” • “The Garden Party” • “The Stranger” • “The Voyage”
Notable Family Members	spouse John Middleton Murry

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