Eighteen Eighties Essays

by Walter de la Mare

Originally published in 1930, this book is comprised of a series of papers written for the Royal Society of Literature. The papers concern themselves with various aspects of life and literature during the 1880s, including novels, poetry, theatre, criticism and other areas. Edited by Walter De La Mare, the text contains notable contributions from figures such as T. S. Eliot and G. K. Chesterton. This is a highly readable book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in the 1880s, nineteenth-century literature and early twentieth-century literary criticism.

271 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1971

About the author

Walter John de la Mare 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". 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.