Walter de la Mare wrote poetry, children's literature and strange fiction in which ordinary rooms, gardens and country roads can acquire an uncanny or dreamlike quality. Peacock Pie collects playful and sometimes eerie poems for children, while Memoirs of a Midget is an adult novel narrated by a woman of unusually small stature whose social position makes her both observer and spectacle. His ghost and supernatural stories, including 'Seaton's Aunt' and 'All Hallows', rely more on suggestion and atmosphere than explicit explanation. De la Mare's writing is musical, precise and often deliberately elusive, moving between children's verse and psychologically ambiguous supernatural fiction. His work fits classic children's poetry, English weird fiction and ghost stories. Peacock Pie is the simplest entry point for younger readers, while collections of his supernatural tales show the darker, quieter side of his imagination. Read more Less
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