Georgette Heyer’s second published short story gives us the lovelorn Peter who, after an argument with his fiance, meets with an ethereal childlike creature in a quiet wood, and is determined to get to the bottom of her mysterious origins.
The story ran in The Red Magazine under this title illustration:
And it was accompanied by this wholesome image, which feels kind of like Rumplestilskin-meets-Shirley Barber:
“The Little Lady” — with background and commentary — is now available to read in Acting on Impulse — Contemporary Short Stories by Georgette Heyer.
