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Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield
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Miss Brill

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Narrator Laura Sears

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Length 12 minutes
Language English
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Summary

Miss Brill is a poignant short story by Katherine Mansfield that explores themes of isolation and self-delusion through the experiences of its titular character.The narrative unfolds on a beautiful autumn Sunday in a French public park, where Miss Brill, a middle-aged English woman, enjoys her weekly ritual of people-watching while wearing her cherished but shabby fur stole. This fur, which she affectionately treats as a companion, symbolizes her own faded vitality and loneliness. As she observes the lively interactions around her, Miss Brill imagines herself as an actress in a grand play, believing that her presence is integral to the unfolding drama of life.

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