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Memoirs of a Midget

    an unknown author's Memoirs of a Midget is a circus fiction novel. It deals with young women, bildungsromans and circus performers.

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    About Memoirs of a Midget

    "Memoirs of a Midget" by Walter de la Mare is a novel published in 1921. The unnamed protagonist, Miss M., is a woman of extraordinarily small stature navigating a world not built for her. After her parents' deaths leave her alone at age twenty, she must forge her own path. She falls under the spell of the captivating but cruel Fanny Bowater, whose ambitions and manipulations lead to tragedy. Miss M. rejects the love of Mr. Anon, a dwarf who courts her, and becomes a living curiosity in the household of the wealthy Mrs. Monnerie.
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    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Psychological fiction
    • Young women
    • Bildungsromans
    • Circus performers
    • Difference, Psychology
    • Short people
    • Dwarfs, Persons

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    Who wrote Memoirs of a Midget?

    Memoirs of a Midget was written by an unknown author.

    What genre is Memoirs of a Midget?

    It is usually shelved as Circus & Carnival.

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    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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