Memoirs of a Midget (Masterplots: Revised Category Edition, British Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Walter De la Mare
- First Published: 1921
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Miss M., Mrs. Bowater, Fanny Bowater, Mrs. Monnerie, Mr. Anon
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Love or romance, Suicide, Nineteenth century, Social issues, England or English people, London, Money, Disabilities or physically challenged persons, Circuses or carnivals, Parties, Pretensions, Dwarfs
- Locales: England
The Story:
Miss M., a perfectly formed midget, was born to normal parents and in pleasant surroundings. Until her eighteenth year, she was brought up in seclusion. Then her mother died, followed shortly thereafter by her father, and tiny Miss M. was left alone in the world. Her godmother offered to take her in, but the girl, having inherited a modest fortune, decided to take lodgings instead. She made her first humiliating excursion in public when she moved to her new home.
Her lodgings were in the home of Mrs. Bowater, a stern woman, who nevertheless had a great...
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