Walter de la Mare (1873–1956)
Autor von Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes
Über den Autor
Born in a Kent village, Walter de la Mare was born on April 25, 1873. He was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children and for his poem "The Listeners". His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for mehr anzeigen fiction and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. De la Mare's first book, Songs of Childhood, was published under the name Walter Ramal. He worked in the statistics department of the London office of Standard Oil for eighteen years to support his family, but nevertheless found time to write. De la Mare suffered from a coronary thrombosis in 1947 and died of another in 1956. His ashes are buried in the crypt of St Paul's Cathedral, where he had once been a choirboy. (Bowker Author Biography) Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was a poet, novelist, & anthologist. The recipient of numerous awards, he held honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge, & several other universities. (Publisher Provided) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Walter de la Mare
Selected Poems of Walter De La Mare (Poet to Poet: An Essential Choice of Classic Verse) (2006) 19 Exemplare
The old lion, and other stories 6 Exemplare
Seven short stories 5 Exemplare
All Hallows 5 Exemplare
Story and Rhyme 4 Exemplare
News (The Ariel poems) 4 Exemplare
5 others. 3 Exemplare
Before dawn 3 Exemplare
Two poems 3 Exemplare
Time passes, and other poems, ([Sesame books]) 3 Exemplare
MEMORY AND OTHER POEMS 3 Exemplare
The Riddle [short story] 3 Exemplare
The scarecrow and other stories 3 Exemplare
The sunken garden 2 Exemplare
Out of the Deep 2 Exemplare
A ballad of Christmas 2 Exemplare
Twelve poets 2 Exemplare
Haunted 2 Exemplare
Year's work in English studies : vol. XXIX, 1948 2 Exemplare
The Connoisseur {short story} 2 Exemplare
Gengangeren og "What dreams may come" 2 Exemplare
A froward child 2 Exemplare
A Recluse 1 Exemplar
The poetry review. Volume VII. No. 1 1 Exemplar
Heidi 1 Exemplar
Miss Duveen et autres contes étranges /Walter de la Mare, Laurence Riviale, Leslie Poles Hartley 1 Exemplar
The Four Brothers {short story} 1 Exemplar
The old men 1 Exemplar
The hostage 1 Exemplar
The morrow 1 Exemplar
Thus her tale : a poem 1 Exemplar
The Wharf 1 Exemplar
Arthur Thompson : a memoir 1 Exemplar
Some thoughts on reading 1 Exemplar
The Tree 1 Exemplar
Pretty Poll 1 Exemplar
Choristers' journal 1 Exemplar
Pesnia sna 1 Exemplar
De La Mare Poetry 1 Exemplar
Čudežni jopič 1 Exemplar
Animal Stories. By Walter De La Mare 1 Exemplar
The Looking Glass 1 Exemplar
A Song of Enchantment {poem} 1 Exemplar
Some One 1 Exemplar
Now Through the Dusk 1 Exemplar
The Huntsmen 1 Exemplar
The Cupboard 1 Exemplar
Here All We See 1 Exemplar
Bluebells 1 Exemplar
Miss T. 1 Exemplar
Mary 1 Exemplar
Sleepyhead 1 Exemplar
An Ideal Craftsman [short story] 1 Exemplar
The connoisseur 1 Exemplar
The Lovely Myfanwy [short story] 1 Exemplar
Ognissanti 1 Exemplar
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 063 1 Exemplar
AO - Poetry - Year 2 1 Exemplar
Crystal healing 1 Exemplar
Two tales 1 Exemplar
The Nap 1 Exemplar
Essays and studies 1 Exemplar
SPE tracts 1 Exemplar
Songs of praise 1 Exemplar
The Mount Sinai manuscript of the Bible 1 Exemplar
W.P. Ker, 1855-1923 1 Exemplar
Some imagist poets : an anthology 1 Exemplar
The problem of grammar 1 Exemplar
British books to come : no. 60, July 1949 1 Exemplar
Tales of the supernatural 1 Exemplar
F.P 1 Exemplar
Missing {Short Story} 1 Exemplar
Crewe (in Racconti del mistero) 1 Exemplar
Le tinozze (in Racconti del mistero) 1 Exemplar
The best poems of 1923 1 Exemplar
131 others. 1 Exemplar
Scomparsa (in Racconti del mistero) 1 Exemplar
The captive and other poems 1 Exemplar
Disillusioned 1 Exemplar
The printing of poetry 1 Exemplar
Poems frae the Suddron o Walter de la Mare 1 Exemplar
The Walter de la Mare omnibus 1 Exemplar
Old Joe 1 Exemplar
Lispet, Lispett and Vaine 1 Exemplar
An introduction to Everyman 1 Exemplar
Walter John de la Mare 1 Exemplar
The first De la Mare book 1 Exemplar
Bad Company 1 Exemplar
23 others. 1 Exemplar
A collection of poetry books, many educational, nearly all with a contribution by Walter de la Mare. 1 Exemplar
Stories Essays & Poems 1 Exemplar
12 others. 1 Exemplar
8 others. 1 Exemplar
16 others. 1 Exemplar
21 others. 1 Exemplar
25 others. 1 Exemplar
Poems 1 Exemplar
19 others. 1 Exemplar
43 others. 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
(The Making of a Poem) By Strand, Mark (Author) paperback on (04 , 2001) (2000) — Mitwirkender — 1,267 Exemplare
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Mitwirkender, einige Ausgaben — 923 Exemplare
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Mitwirkender — 462 Exemplare
World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time (1998) — Mitwirkender — 449 Exemplare
The New Junior Classics Volume 02: Stories of Wonder and Magic (1912) — Mitwirkender — 203 Exemplare
Aspects of Alice: Lewis Carroll's Dream Child as Seen Through the Critics' Looking-glasses, 1865-1971 (1971) — Mitwirkender — 117 Exemplare
The Sophisticated Cat: A Gathering of Stories, Poems, and Miscellaneous Writings About Cats (1992) — Mitwirkender — 100 Exemplare
Schrecksekunden. Aus dem Geisterkabinett der Lady Cynthia Asquith. (1952) — Mitwirkender — 48 Exemplare
The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales (1967) — Autor, einige Ausgaben; Mitwirkender — 47 Exemplare
There is a Graveyard That Dwells in Man: More Strange Fiction and Hallucinatory Tales (2020) — Mitwirkender — 42 Exemplare
Buzz Words: Poems About Insects (Everyman's Library Pocket Poets Series) (2021) — Mitwirkender — 33 Exemplare
A Century of Children's Ghost Stories: Tales of Dread and Delight (1995) — Mitwirkender — 27 Exemplare
Masters of Shades and Shadows: An Anthology of Great Ghost Stories (1978) — Mitwirkender — 11 Exemplare
A Treasury of Great Short Stories — Mitwirkender — 7 Exemplare
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, December 1973 — Mitwirkender — 4 Exemplare
Cubwood — Einführung — 3 Exemplare
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 1978 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Fantastyczne Opowieści — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Stories for girls — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Mystery and Suspense — Mitwirkender; Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
Rosemary — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
The Uncertain Element: An Anthology of Fantastic Conceptions — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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Wissenswertes
- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- de la Mare, Walter
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- de la Mare, Walter John
- Andere Namen
- Ramal, Walter (pseudonym)
- Geburtstag
- 1873-04-25
- Todestag
- 1956-06-22
- Begräbnisort
- St Paul's Cathedral, London, England, UK
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- UK
- Land (für Karte)
- England, UK
- Geburtsort
- Charlton, Kent, England, UK
- Sterbeort
- Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- Todesursache
- coronary thrombosis
- Wohnorte
- Twickenham, London, England, UK
- Ausbildung
- St Paul's Cathedral Choir School, London
- Berufe
- poet
novelist
short story writer
oil industry - Beziehungen
- Reid, Forrest (friend)
- Organisationen
- Standard Oil (London office|statistics department|1890-1908)
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Foreign Honorary|Literature|1955) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- civil list pension (1908)
Royal Society of Literature Prize (1911)
Order of the Companions of Honour (1948)
Order of Merit (1953)
Foyle Poetry Prize (1954)
James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Zeige alle 7)
Polignac Prize
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THE DEEP ONES: "Mr. Kempe" by Walter de la Mare in The Weird Tradition (Juli 2023)
THE DEEP ONES: "All Hallows" by Walter de la Mare in The Weird Tradition (Juni 2023)
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While not overtly horrific, the overall atmosphere is of melancholy, loss, death, night and febrile passion.
The opening poem, The Horseman, initially reads as a bit of nonsense nursery rhyme, but then, surely, the pale rider on his ivory horse coming over the moonlit hill can be none other than Death stalking the fitfully sleeping child.
There is an excellent illustration by Emett of the gangling Thief at Robin's Castle, who steals not only Robin's silverware, but his children, whose hands imploringly poke out of his swag bag. Raised as his own, the children "never really loved him" despite his stolen riches.
I initially thought this would be a slight set of childish rhymes, but they're ageless, dark, macabre and fey, the cumulative effect being greater than the individual poems. I loved them 🖤
Sibelius's "Valse Triste" (Sad Waltz) from his score to the drama "Kuolema" (Death) catches something of the mood:
https://youtu.be/5Ls8-pk4IS4?si=isJZxdiecsifeir_… (mehr)