Reading Walter de la Mare
Reading Walter de la Mare

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2021-06-15

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 0571347142

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Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was one of the best-loved English poets of the twentieth century, his verse admired by contemporaries including Thomas Hardy, Robert Frost, W. H. Auden and T. S. Eliot. This volume presents a new selection of de la Mare's finest poems, including perennial favourites such as 'Napoleon', 'Fare Well' and 'The Listeners', for a twenty-first-century audience. The poems are accompanied by commentaries by William Wootten, which build up a portrait of de la Mare's life, loves and friendships with the likes of Hardy, Rupert Brooke, Edward Thomas and Katherine Mansfield. They also point out the fascinating references to literature, folklore and the natural world that embroider the verse.

Snow
Snow

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2014-10-14

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 057130558X

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'No breath of wind, No gleam of sun Still the white snow Whirls softly down' As the day draws to a close, a family prepares for Christmas - decorating the tree, hanging stockings by the fire, putting out a plate of mince pies... Outside, the world turns to white.

Summer Evening
Summer Evening

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2016-06-30

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0571314686

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The sandy cat by the Farmer's chairMews at his knee for dainty fare;Old Rover in his moss-greened houseMumbles a bone, and barks at a mouse. Carolina Rabei's stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare's glorious celebration of a balmy summer's evening. One of four exceptional Walter de la Mare picture books that form a seasonal set, each with complementing colour palates and illustrations by rising young star Carolina Rabei.

The Turnip
The Turnip

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 9781567921649

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A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous turnip.

Silver
Silver

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2017-04-04

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0571314716

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Slowly, silently, now the moonWalks the night in her silver shoon;This way, and that, she peers, and seesSilver fruit upon silver trees; One spring evening, the fairies gather in the woods. Two sleepy children join in the parade to a wonderful, dream-like fairy party. Illustrated by bright new talent, Carolina Rabei, this Walter de la Mare poem is brought to life with shimmery, ethereal illustrations, making it the perfect book for bedtime. One of four seasonal Walter de la Mare picture books that form a set, each with complementing colour palates and illustrations by rising young star Carolina.

The Ride-by-Nights
The Ride-by-Nights

Author: Walter de la Mare

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2016-09-15

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0571307205

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Up on their brooms the Witches stream, Crooked and black in the crescent's gleam It's Halloween and a family is preparing to go trick-or-treating. Little do they know that up above them a coven of witches flies unseen through the starry sky... Carolina's stunning illustrations beautifully illuminate Walter de la Mare's thrilling, magical poem, published as a picture book for the first time.