Publisher's Synopsis
Memoirs of a Midget is a novel written by Walter de la Mare. The book is a fictional autobiography of a woman named Miss M. who is a little person. The novel is divided into three parts, each detailing different aspects of Miss M.'s life. In the first part, Miss M. talks about her childhood and how she was brought up in a family of average-sized people. She talks about the challenges she faced due to her size and how she coped with them. She also talks about her love for music and how she became a talented pianist.In the second part, Miss M. talks about her life as a governess to a wealthy family. She talks about her relationships with the family members, particularly the children she taught. She also talks about her romantic relationships and how her size affected them.In the third part, Miss M. talks about her life as a writer and how she became successful. She talks about her travels and the people she met along the way. She also reflects on her life and the challenges she faced as a little person.The novel explores themes such as identity, love, and the challenges faced by people who are different from others. It is a thought-provoking and insightful read that offers a unique perspective on life.1922. de la Mare wrote numerous novels, short stories, essays, and poems. He was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Memoirs of a Midget. Miss M., the narrator of these fictional memoirs, is a tiny young woman 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, of 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. Concluding that she must choose either to simply tolerate her difference or grow callous to it, Miss M. resolves to become independent by offering herself up as a spectacle in a circus. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
