Walter de la Mare

Walter de la Mare was an English writer of the first half of the 20th century. He wrote novels, children's stories, and poems. His most notable works are the poem The Listeners, published in 1912, and the novel Memoirs of a Midget, published in 1921.

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• Lifetime: 25 April 1873 • 22 June 1956
• Main genre: Supernatural fiction
• Mid-2026 popularity rank: --

"All day long the door of the sub-conscious remains just ajar; we slip through to the other side, and return again, as easily and secretly as a cat."