Best Stories of Walter de la Mare

Best Stories of Walter de la Mare
Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Rare Treasure Editions
Total Pages: 443
Release: 2021-11-02T14:05:00Z
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1774642484

Walter de la Mare's best stories, including depictions of supernatural occurrences, people haunted by strange dreams, and encounters with ghosts.

Seaton's aunt

Seaton's aunt
Author: Walter De La Mare
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2015-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781519744876

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".

Snow

Snow
Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2014-10-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 057130558X

'No breath of wind, No gleam of sun Still the white snow Whirls softly down' As the day draws to a close, a family prepares for Christmas - decorating the tree, hanging stockings by the fire, putting out a plate of mince pies... Outside, the world turns to white.

The Collected Poems of Walter de la Mare

The Collected Poems of Walter de la Mare
Author: Walter De la Mare
Publisher: London : Faber
Total Pages: 467
Release: 1979
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 9780571113828

Contains poems that have appeared together by themselves for the first time.

Reading Walter de la Mare

Reading Walter de la Mare
Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-06-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0571347142

Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was one of the best-loved English poets of the twentieth century, his verse admired by contemporaries including Thomas Hardy, Robert Frost, W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot. This volume presents a new selection of de la Mare's finest poems, including perennial favourites such as 'Napoleon', 'Fare Well' and 'The Listeners', for a twenty-first-century audience. The poems are accompanied by commentaries by William Wootten, which build up a portrait of de la Mare's life, loves and friendships with the likes of Hardy, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas and Katherine Mansfield. They also point out the fascinating references to literature, folklore and the natural world that embroider the verse.

The Riddle, and Other Tales

The Riddle, and Other Tales
Author: Walter De la Mare
Publisher:
Total Pages: 306
Release: 1923
Genre: England
ISBN:

Recounts the events of the French and Indian War in the Western Pennsylvania region and the roles played by Fort Duquesne and Fort Pitt.

Silver

Silver
Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0571314716

Slowly, silently, now the moonWalks the night in her silver shoon;This way, and that, she peers, and seesSilver fruit upon silver trees; One spring evening, the fairies gather in the woods. Two sleepy children join in the parade to a wonderful, dream-like fairy party. Illustrated by bright new talent, Carolina Rabei, this Walter de la Mare poem is brought to life with shimmery, ethereal illustrations, making it the perfect book for bedtime. One of four seasonal Walter de la Mare picture books that form a set, each with complementing colour palates and illustrations by rising young star Carolina.

Summer Evening

Summer Evening
Author: Walter de la Mare
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0571314686

The sandy cat by the Farmer's chairMews at his knee for dainty fare;Old Rover in his moss-greened houseMumbles a bone, and barks at a mouse. Carolina Rabei's stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare's glorious celebration of a balmy summer's evening. One of four exceptional Walter de la Mare picture books that form a seasonal set, each with complementing colour palates and illustrations by rising young star Carolina Rabei.