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"One of the strangest and most enchanting works of fiction ever written."--Alison Lurie Miss M., a pretty young woman with a passion for shells, fossils, flints, butterflies, and stuffed animals, remains isolated from the rest of society due to her diminutive size. Forced to... Read Full Overview

"For centuries to come, this book will inspire imaginative people. Beyond all doubt, it will be an ingredient of future poetry."--Rebecca West

"It may be read with a great deal of simple enjoyment and then it sticks like a splinter in the mind."--Angela Carter

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Fictional memoirs of Miss M., a diminutive young woman who tells of her life as an orphan, and her tempestuous twentieth year -- in which she falls in love with a beautiful and ambitious full-sized woman and is courted by a male dwarf.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Delve into the poignant world of "Memoirs of a Midget," a classic work of literary fiction by Walter de la Mare. This historical novel explores the experiences of a person of short stature within Victorian society. Categorized as historical and psychological fiction, the book... Read Full Overview

Delve into the poignant world of "Memoirs of a Midget," a classic work of literary fiction by Walter de la Mare. This historical novel explores the experiences of a person of short stature within Victorian society. Categorized as historical and psychological fiction, the book... Read Full Overview

Miss M., the narrator of these fictional memoirs, is a diminutive young woman (though just how diminutive, the author never says) with a "passion for shells, fossils, flints, butterflies, and stuffed animals." Miss M. tells of her early life as a dreamy orphan and, in particular,... Read Full Overview

Walter de la Mare was most famous for his uncanny fiction, and Memoirs of a Midget fits the description perfectly. The protagonist, who we know simply as "M." or "Midgetina," is a young woman just a few inches in height-though at times it seems that her height varies. Sometimes... Read Full Overview

Memoirs of a Midget

Walter de la Mare was most famous for his uncanny fiction, and Memoirs of a Midget fits the description perfectly. The protagonist, who we know simply as "M." or "Midgetina," is a young woman... Read Full Overview

"Memoirs of a Midget" is a profound and evocative work of literary fiction by Walter de la Mare that explores the interior life of Miss M., a woman of diminutive stature navigating a world built for those much larger than herself. Written as a personal journal, the... Read Full Overview

"Memoirs of a Midget" is a profound and evocative work of literary fiction by Walter de la Mare that explores the interior life of Miss M., a woman of diminutive stature navigating a world built for those much larger than herself. Written as a personal journal, the... Read Full Overview

Miss M., the narrator of these fictional memoirs, is a diminutive young woman (though just how diminutive, the author never says) with a "passion for shells, fossils, flints, butterflies, and stuffed animals." Miss M. tells of her early life as a dreamy orphan and, in particular,... Read Full Overview

Walter John de la Mare, OM CH (1873-1956), was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners".