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Walter de la Mare

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About Walter de la Mare

Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) was born in Charlton, Kent. From 1890 to 1908, he worked in the statistics department of the London office of Anglo-American Oil. For the rest of his long life, he was a full-time writer. De la Mare’s first collection of poetry, Songs of Childhood, was published under pseudonym in 1902. With the publication of The Listeners (1912) and the classic volume of children’s poetry Peacock Pie (1913), he established himself as one of the leading poets of the time. In addition to publishing more than a thousand poems, culminating with The Traveller (1945) and Winged Chariot (1951), considered by many – among them T. S. Eliot, his editor at Faber – to be his finest poems, de la Mare published novels, including Memoirs of a Midget (1921), short stories, drama, stories for children and literary criticism. He also edited celebrated anthologies, including Come Hither (1923) and Behold This Dreamer (1939). Walter de la Mare received the Order of Merit in 1953.

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National Bed Month

Picture books can make the most beautiful bedtime reads. Silver, is a wonderfully illustrated bedtime read for all the family. From Walter de la Mare, published by Faber & Faber.

8 days ago

National Bed Month

Seeing as #NationalBedMonth has just started why not read Silver by Walter de la Mare from Faber & Faber.

13 days ago

International Book Giving Day

It's #InternationalBookGivingDay! You'll love Peacock Pie by Walter de la Mare. Published by Faber & Faber.

28 days ago

Bedtime Stories

After all that excitement how about a brilliant bedtime read! Silver by Walter de la Mare from Faber & Faber. Great to help them get to sleep.

2 months ago

Christmas

Are you going to go in for a dip today? Snow by Walter de la Mare from Faber & Faber is all about swimming!

2 months ago

Christmas Eve

This Christmas, discover Snow by Walter de la Mare and Carolina Rabei. Published by Faber & Faber.

2 months ago

Christmas Eve

It's nearly here! A brilliant bedtime read to hopefully send them off for a long sleep! Silver by Walter de la Mare from Faber & Faber

2 months ago

Christmas Countdown

The countdown begins, get into the spirit with Snow by Walter de la Mare. Published by Faber & Faber.

3 months ago

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