All Formats & Editions

"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

"It... Read Full Overview

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

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

Memoirs of a Midget is a novel by Walter de la Mare that tells the story of Miss M., a woman who is only 39 inches tall. The novel is written in the form of a memoir, with Miss M. recounting her life story to an unnamed narrator. Miss M. was born into a wealthy family, but her... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview