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Walter de la Mare
Walter John de la Mare (1873–1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners". Walter De la Mare was also a significant writer of ghost stories. John Clute comments that "in his long career, De la Mare seems to…
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Walter John de la Mare (1873–1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist, probably best remembered for his works for children and "The Listeners".
Walter De la Mare was also a significant writer of ghost stories. John Clute comments that "in his long career, De la Mare seems to have published about 100 stories, of which about eighty-five have been collected. At least forty of these have supernatural content". Many of De la Mare's ghost stories can be found in the collections Eight Tales, The Riddle and Other Stories, The Connoisseur and Other Stories, On the Edge and The Wind Blows Over.
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