WRITER

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" and "All Hallows". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter de la Mare has received more than 681,020 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Walter de la Mare is the 5,805th most popular writer (down from 5,459th in 2019), the 4,559th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,504th in 2019) and the 514th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Poems
Accessible book, Children's poetry, Children's poetry, English
1906
Peacock pie
Children's poetry, Children's poetry, English, English poetry
Peacock Pie presents an extensive selection of de la Mare's best poetry, in thematically themes sections such as are "Up and Down," "Boys and Girls," "Three Queer Tales," "Places and People," "Beasts," "Witches and Fairies," "Earth and Air," and "Songs."
1913
Songs of childhood
Children, Children's poetry, English, English poetry
1902
Come hither
American poetry, American poetry (Collections), Children's poetry, American
1923
Memoirs of a midget
Fiction, Difference (Psychology), Circus performers
1921
The three Mulla-Mulgars
Children's stories, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
1910

Page views of Walter de la Mares by language

Over the past year Walter de la Mare has had the most page views in the with 80,087 views, followed by Japanese (3,997), and Spanish (2,669). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (60.78%), Arabic (54.98%), and Basque (43.87%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Walter de la Mare ranks 5,805 out of 7,302. Before him are Gert Hofmann, James Herbert, Antoine Blondin, Dorrit Willumsen, Miron Białoszewski, and Ma Jian. After him are Édouard Pailleron, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Caterina Davinio, John Masefield, Gaspar Núñez de Arce, and Simon Sebag Montefiore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Walter de la Mare ranks 179. Before him are Michel Giacobini, Gombojab Tsybikov, Jānis Endzelīns, Henri Helle, Karl Jatho, and George Orton. After him are Lucien Mérignac, Charles Clary, Guillaume Grandidier, Juan Corzo, Carlos María de la Torre, and Maurice Verdonck. Among people deceased in 1956, Walter de la Mare ranks 194. Before him are Wollmar Boström, Edward Arnold, Jim Elliot, René Bougnol, Georg Brustad, and Frithiof Mårtensson. After him are Gerrit Smith Miller, Werner Haas, Marion Leonard, Frederick G. Donnan, Fernand Jourdant, and Alice Greene.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter de la Mare ranks 4,559 out of 8,785. Before him are John Harding, 1st Baron Harding of Petherton (1896), Jeremy Kemp (1935), Najla El Mangoush (1973), Daniel Levy (1962), James Wyatt (1746), and Richard Briers (1934). After him are Chris Hughton (1958), Dave Finlay (1958), Jack Davenport (1973), Sophia Jex-Blake (1840), Matthew Webb (1848), and Dave Hill (1946).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Walter de la Mare ranks 514. Before him are Julian Symons (1912), Nigella Lawson (1960), Jhumpa Lahiri (1967), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), Richard K. Morgan (1965), and James Herbert (1943). After him are John Masefield (1878), Simon Sebag Montefiore (1965), Thomas Linacre (1460), Thomas Campbell (1777), John of Worcester (1100), and Arthur Symons (1865).

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