'I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of.' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to Admire Mansfield's work: thomas hardy, d. Lawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised h...'I was jealous of her writing. The only writing I have ever been jealous of.' virginia woolf virginia woolf was not the only writer to Admire Mansfield's work: thomas hardy, d. Lawrence, and elizabeth bowen all praised her stories, and her early death at the age of thirty-four cut short one of the finest short-story writers in the English language.