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Walter de la Mare

1873 - 1956

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Walter John de la Mare (; 25 April 1873 – 22 June 1956) was an English poet, short story writer and novelist. He is probably best remembered for his works for children, for his poem "The Listeners", and for his psychological horror short fiction, including "Seaton's Aunt", "The Green Room" and "All Hallows". In 1921, his novel Memoirs of a Midget won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction, and his post-war Collected Stories for Children won the 1947 Carnegie Medal for British children's books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter de la Mare is the 5,658th most popular writer (up from 5,805th in 2019), the 4,603rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,560th in 2019) and the 501st most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Walter de la Mare ranks 5,658 out of 7,302. Before him are David Peoples, Kate Wilhelm, John Masefield, Fran Saleški Finžgar, Charles Montagu Doughty, and Franz Xaver Kroetz. After him are Kazimierz Brandys, Adolf Bartels, Miron Białoszewski, Grace Paley, Scott O'Dell, and Mariz Kemal.

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Among people born in 1873, Walter de la Mare ranks 183. Before him are Charles Schlee, Olaf Gulbransson, Boyd Alexander, George Orton, Lev Chugaev, and Karl Jatho. After him are Zivar bey Ahmadbeyov, Alphonse Kirchhoffer, Franz Weidenreich, Juan Corzo, Leonid Leonidov, and Michel Giacobini. Among people deceased in 1956, Walter de la Mare ranks 196. Before him are Theodor Pallady, Lajos Asztalos, Alice Greene, Robert Yerkes, Manilal Gandhi, and Oskar Olsen. After him are Edward Arnold, Jim Elliot, Jan Lechoń, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, Charley Grapewin, and Benno von Arent.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter de la Mare ranks 4,604 out of 8,785. Before him are Phyllis Covell (1895), Bernie Marsden (1951), Herbert Ponting (1870), Archibald Menzies (1754), John Masefield (1878), and Charles Montagu Doughty (1843). After him are George Clausen (1852), Cliff Bastin (1912), John Hunter (1737), Jane Lapotaire (1944), Conor Gallagher (2000), and Tony Kaye (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter de la Mare ranks 501. Before him are Sarah Fuller Flower Adams (1805), John Braine (1922), Ann Cleeves (1954), Jonathan Coe (1961), John Masefield (1878), and Charles Montagu Doughty (1843). After him are Richard Llewellyn (1906), Nicholas Culpeper (1616), William Michael Rossetti (1829), Charles Allston Collins (1828), George William Russell (1867), and Elizabeth Montagu (1718).

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