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HorrorOccult FictionClassic Fantasy

The Return

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  • 1910 first published
  • 298 pages
  • 43 editions
  • 🎧 9 h 27 min free audiobook
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Published in 1910, The Return is a horror and occult fiction poetry collection by Walter De la Mare. It deals with jews and statistics.

15 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 43 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 705 times in the last 30 days.

At about 298 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours. It is in the public domain, so you can read it free on Project Gutenberg or listen to the 9 h 27 min LibriVox audiobook.

About The Return

After visiting a graveyard, a man finds his appearance has mysteriously changed. Returning home only to be received with horror and suspicion by his family, he must reckon with the social consequences of his bizarre transformation, while searching for an explanation and solution. Walter de la Mare has a reputation for crafting ghost stories of philosophical depth and haunting ambiguity. The Return , one of only two of his long-form supernatural works, follows this trend, and sees de la Mare exploring ideas of personal identity, spirituality, and the consequences of living in blind adherence to social expectations. Functioning as a fantastical agent of mid-life crisis, Arthur Lawford’s condition uproots the foundations of his existence and casts into doubt all he had taken for granted about himself and his place in the world. There are no cheap scares or easy answers in The Return . It’s a work rich with enigmatic detail, describing a struggle to find meaning in a world where nothing is certain; a theme as relevant and recognizable now as when the novel was first published in 1910.
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Free audiobook

The Return — LibriVox recording, 9 h 27 min in 23 sections.

Public-domain recording by volunteer readers. Listen online, download MP3s or stream from the Internet Archive.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Supernatural
  • Supernatural in fiction
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Horror
  • Occult & supernatural
  • Jews
  • Statistics
  • Paranormal fantasy
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Horror tales
  • Fantasy
  • Poetry, Poetic works by one author

Publisher

Quick answers

Who wrote The Return?

The Return was written by Walter De la Mare and first published in 1910.

What genre is The Return?

It is usually shelved as Horror, Occult Fiction and Classic Fantasy.

How long is The Return?

The median edition has 298 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

Is The Return free to read?

Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

Is there a free audiobook of The Return?

Yes — LibriVox volunteers recorded it; the recording runs 9 h 27 min.

What books are similar to The Return?

Readers who like it often enjoy In a Glass Darkly, The House of Souls and Brood of the Witch-Queen.

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