The air was motionless, but when you opened your mouth there was just a faint chill, like a chill from a glass of iced water before you sip, and now and again a leaf came drifting-from nowhere, from the sky. Miss Brill by Katherine MansfieldĪlthough it was so brilliantly fine-the blue sky powdered with gold and great spots of light like white wine splashed over the Jardins Publiques-Miss Brill was glad that she had decided on her fur. This short story is in the public domain. The paragraphs in the original full text of this short story, following, have been broken up for readability. Here is the entire text of The Garden Party and Other Stories by Katherine Mansfield (1920), the original source of “Miss Brill.” Here is some supplementary information on Miss Brill: It’s considered a modernist piece and is replete with symbolism rather than plot. Miss Brill is an elderly woman who has created her own illusory world.Some of the themes in this classic short story include loneliness, aging, and alienation. It was first published in The Garden Party and Other Stories in 1920. “Miss Brill” by Katherine Mansfield (1888 – 1923) is a much-anthologized short story by this New Zealand-born author considered a master of the genre.
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