| Colleted Poems 1901-1918 Contributor(s): de La Mare, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1110835329 ISBN-13: 9781110835324 Publisher: BiblioLife OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2009 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Walter John de la Mare, OM CH (1873-1956), was an English poet, short story writer, and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and The Listeners (1912). His first book, Songs of Childhood (1902), was published under the name Walter Ramal. He worked in the statistics department of the London office of Standard Oil for eighteen years while struggling to bring up a family, but nevertheless found enough time to write, and in 1908, through the efforts of Sir Henry Newbolt he received a Civil List pension which enabled him to concentrate on writing. One of de la Mare's special interests was the imagination, and this contributed both to the popularity of his children's writing and to his other work occasionally being taken less seriously than it deserved. He also wrote some subtle psychological horror stories; Seaton's Aunt and Out of the Deep are noteworthy examples. His 1921 novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Poetry - History - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 234 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |