Memoirs of a Midget

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 small stature made her an outcast from a young age. Her parents were ashamed of her and sent her away to live with her aunt, who was kind but also saw her as a burden. Despite her difficult childhood, Miss M. is a resilient and resourceful person who is determined to live life to the fullest.As she grows up, Miss M. becomes a successful writer and artist, and she travels the world, meeting a variety of interesting people along the way. She also has several romantic relationships, including a passionate affair with a married man. Throughout the novel, Miss M. reflects on her life and the challenges she has faced as a person of small stature. She also muses on the nature of identity, beauty, and the human condition. Memoirs of a Midget is a thought-provoking and beautifully written novel that explores themes of otherness, self-discovery, and the search for meaning in 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.