Walter De la Mare

• Oct-1997
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Walter John de la Mare (1873-1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and the poem "The Listeners." He was born in Kent, descended from a family of French Huguenots, and was educa...

• Dec-2006
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The traveler who presents himself in this little book feels how tedious a person he may prove to be. Most travelers, that he ever heard of, were the happy possessors of audacity and rigor, a zeal for facts, a zeal for Science, a vivid faith in pow...

• May-2007
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With London in the grip of a heat wave, a man takes refuge from the scorching sun in a nearby tea shop, only to share his table with a stranger who seems determined to make conversation. Too polite to ignore him, he becomes his reluctant confidant, a...

• Jun-2008
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. T...

• Nov-2008
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I sang a song to Rosamond Rose Only the wind in the twilight knows I sang a song to Jeanetta Jennie, She flung from her window a silver penny I sang a song to Matilda May, She took to her heels and ran away I sang a song to Susannah Sue, She giggled ...

• Nov-2009
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“One of the strangest and most enchanting works of fiction ever written.” -- Alison Lurie

Miss M., a pretty young woman with a passion for shells, fossils, flints, butterflies, and stuffed animals, remains isolated from the rest of socie...

• Jun-2011
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Collected Stories for Children was first published in 1947 and is a collection of the best seventeen short stories written by Walter de la Mare. The stories cover a range of subjects, but are all dreamy and poetic, captivating both adults and childre...

• Jul-2012
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The publication of Short Stories 1895-1926 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction ...

• Jul-2012
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The publication of Short Stories 1927-1956 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction as o...

• Jul-2012
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The publication of Short Stories for Children celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people, Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction ...

• Nov-2014
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Originally published in 1927, Told Again is an enchanting collection of elegant fairy tales, showcasing the formidable talents of a writer who used magical realism before the term had even been invented. Walter de la Mare (18731956) was one of the ...

• Oct-2015
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" ...]distant eyes, as if he would Drink in the utmost sound he could; While near him sat his children three, And in the green grass placidly Played undistracted on, as if What music earthly bells might give Could only faintly stir their dream, And s...

• Dec-2015
• / Horror
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Walter de la Mare was a 20th century writer whose most famous work was actually a kid's book, which is ironic because most of his works consisted of psychological horror stories, most notably "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep."...

• Dec-2015
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Walter de la Mare was a 20th century writer whose most famous work was actually a kid's book, which is ironic because most of his works consisted of psychological horror stories, most notably "Seaton's Aunt" and "Out of the Deep"....

• Oct-2018
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Reading a ghost story on Christmas Eve was once as much a part of traditional Christmas celebrations as turkey, eggnog, and Santa Claus.Behind the run-down bookstore is a private room for favoured customers, a strange little annex with a stranger atm...

• Aug-2019
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...

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The Truants Ere my heart beats too coldly and faintly To remember sad things, yet be gay, I would sing a brief song of the world's little children Magic hath stolen away. The primroses scattered by April, The stars of the wide Milky Way, Cannot ou...

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A trio of royal monkey brothers -- Thimble, Thumble, and Nod -- receive a magical amulet from their mother, who instructs them to set out in search of their father. It's been many years since the father vanished after undertaking his own quest fo...