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Walter de la Mare was born at Charlton in Kent and educated at St Paul’s Choir School in London. He became a distinguished man of letters. A gifted writer for children, he also wrote very mature short stories, and some magical poems. He was made a Companion of Honour in 1948 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1953. W. H. Auden edited A Choice of de la Mare’s Verse (1963).
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McEwan, N. (1989). Walter de la Mare 1873–1956. In: McEwan, N. (eds) The Twentieth Century (1900–present). Macmillan Anthologies of English Literature. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20151-8_13
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