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de la Mare

[ duh luh mair, del-uh-mair ]

noun

  1. Walter (John), 1873–1956, English poet, novelist, playwright, and short-story writer.


de la Mare

/ də lɑː mɛə /

noun

  1. de la MareWalter (John)18731956MEnglishWRITING: poetWRITING: novelist Walter ( John ). 1873–1956, English poet and novelist, noted esp for his evocative verse for children. His works include the volumes of poetry The Listeners and Other Poems (1912) and Peacock Pie (1913) and the novel Memoirs of a Midget (1921)
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Thomas de la Mare KC, representing Newcastle United, said Sports Direct had not produced a "scintilla of evidence" to show the deal would harm competition and there was "simply no evidence" to substantiate the claim.

From BBC

Too few people now read Walter de la Mare’s subtle, sui generis masterpiece, “Memoirs of a Midget,” or Grant Allen’s tales of a roguishly likable con man collected in “An African Millionaire.”

Second, I owed long pieces — about Oscar Wilde and Walter de la Mare — to two different magazines.

“Come Hither: A Collection of Rhymes and Poems for the Young of All Ages,” edited by Walter de la Mare.

Tolkien, though, de la Mare eschews massive bloodshed, let alone an epic confrontation between good and evil.

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