Author

Walter de la Mare

English poet and fiction writer (1873–1956)

📅 1873–1956 · 19th century📚 2 titlesEN 1ES 1

Biography

Walter John de la Mare was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books.

Biography in Spanish

Walter John de la Mare, OM, CH, fue un poeta, cuentista, ensayista, dramaturgo y novelista inglés. Es recordado principalmente en su patria por su poema The Listeners (1912). Fue considerado por Thomas Hardy uno de los poemas más importantes del siglo y que sigue siendo uno de los poemas que más a menudo se incluyen en las antologías de poesía inglesa.

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Books by Walter de la Mare

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Walter de la Mare – Ubermorgen Publishing