Little Kingdoms: Three Novellas is a collection of short fiction by Steven Millhauser published in 1993 by Poseidon Press.Ingersoll, 2014 p. 141: Selected Bibliography
Novellas Novellas originally published in periodicals are indicated.Millhauser, 1998: See opposite dedication page for periodical publications
"The Little Kingdom of J. Franklin Payne" "The Princess, the Dwarf, and the Dungeon” (Antaeus Issue # 70, January 1993) "Catalogue of the Exhibition: The Art of Edmund Moorash 1810-1846" (Salmagundi Issue # 92, Fall 1991)
Critical appraisal
Kirkus Reviews: “These three ingenious novellas confirm Millhauser's status as a master fabulist—an author who displays a fantastic ability to describe in detail objects of his own invention: puppets, circuses, board games, and miniatures.”
Reviewer Frederic Tuten at The New York Times writes:
Tuten notes the thematic continuity of Millhauser’s short stories with these novellas: “It is to The Barnum Museum (1990) that the present collection, with its themes of infelicitous love and the absorbing power of art, is most deeply connected. It is the book one will want to turn to after reading these beautiful stories.”
Theme
Biographer Earl G. Ingersoll writes:
Footnotes
Sources Gabinski, Andrzej. 20o9-2010. Steven Millhauser: Interview. Short Fiction No. 6. Interview conducted from October 6, 2009 to June 6, 2010 by Andrzej Gabinski.https://www.shortfictionjournal.co.uk/stevenmillhauser Accessed 10 May 2025. Ingersoll, Earl G. 2014. Understanding Steven Millhauser. University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, SC. Millhauser, Steven. 1998. Little Kingdoms: Three Novellas. Vintage Books, New York. (paperback edition). Tuten, Frederic. 1993. The Last Romantic. New York Times, October 3, 1993.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/10/03/books/the-last-romantic.html Accessed 19 April 2025.