Public gardens
Comforter filled with feather
Round building with a dome
White winter fur from a weasel
Close-fitting hat
A food fish typical for Atlantic coast of North America
Facial hair for men, as a sideburns
Trembled slightly
Sickly or disabled in some way
Weak and delicate
The Question and Answer section for Miss Brill is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Did you have a question about the story, Miss Brill?
Please provide the passage in question.
The story’s opening line combines metaphor with a simile to pack a great deal of meaning into a very efficient economy of words. “Although it was so brilliantly fine—the blue sky powdered with gold and great spots of light like white wine splashed...
