Walter De la Mare
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" 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.
The Return
A man's life turns upside down when a mysterious transformation in an old churchyard forces him to question his very identity and his place in the world.
By Walter De la Mare
Songs of Childhood
Enter a world of fairies, witches, and nature's mysteries, where both the joy and shadows of childhood come to life in imaginative poems.
By Walter De la Mare
Peacock Pie, a Book of Rhymes
Vivid descriptions of talking animals and playful children take you to a land where lyrical poetry and creative writing teach the enchantment of daily life.
By Walter De la Mare
Down-Adown-Derry: A Book of Fairy Poems
Step into a world of moonlit dances and mysterious enchantments, where fairies and witches whisper secrets in a symphony of imagination and wonder.
By Walter De la Mare
Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes. Volume II.
Enter a world of fairies and dreams where childhood wonder meets the poignant beauty of life's fleeting moments.
By Walter De la Mare
The Veil, and Other Poems
Step into a world where fairies dance in winter's hush and veiled figures whisper secrets of the heart, unveiling life's subtle magic in lyrical verse.
By Walter De la Mare
Motley, and other poems
Enter a world woven with lyrical words and striking images, where each poem expresses the deepest emotions and experiences of life, from nature's calm to the heart's most profound longings.
By Walter De la Mare
The Listeners and Other Poems
Travel to a realm where ghostly figures answer lonely knocks and the passage of time whispers secrets of aging and solitude.
By Walter De la Mare
Collected Poems 1901-1918 in Two Volumes. Volume I.
Enter a world of poignant beauty where nature whispers secrets, childhood fades like a dream, and time carries echoes of love and loss.
By Walter De la Mare
The Three Mulla-mulgars
Three young brothers journey through a mysterious world, facing dangers and discovering their own courage in a quest to find family and fulfill a promise.
By Walter De la Mare
The Sunken Garden, and Other Poems
** Experience a world of enchanting verses where nature's beauty dances with sadness, and the secrets of life are revealed through vivid imagery and thought-provoking metaphors.
By Walter De la Mare
Henry Brocken His Travels and Adventures in the Rich, Strange, Scarce-Imaginable Regions of Romance
A book-loving boy leaves his ordinary life behind and enters a world of impossible adventures, blurring the line between reality and his wildest dreams.
By Walter De la Mare