Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield

Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield

5 pages, eBook

Where I Got It: EastoftheWeb.com

Story Rating: 4 Stars

Content Ratings:

Violence: Mild-Moderate-Brutal

Swearing: Clean-Light-Filthy

Sexual Content: White-Pink-Red

Somber - Quaint - Simple

Summary:

An older woman enjoys some time at the park, people watching.

My Thoughts:

A neat story of someone taking such simple pleasure in their surroundings, and all of joy of imagining things about the strangers around you. It also shows how quickly people can quash others joy, and how uncaring youth can sometimes be. Nice story.

Quotes:

“It was like some one playing with only the family to listen; it didn’t care how it played if there weren’t any strangers present.” -Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill

“Now there came a little ‘flutey’ bit - very pretty! - a little chain of bright drops.” -Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill

“Two peasant women with funny straw hats passed, gravely, leading beautiful smoke-coloured donkeys.” -Katherine Mansfield, Miss Brill