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An edition of The return (1910)

The Return

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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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Publisher
IndyPublish.com
Language
English
Pages
220

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2022, Standard Ebooks
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October 2002, IndyPublish.com
Paperback in English
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1997, Dover Publications
in English
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Le retour
1991-01-01, Terrain vague
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1922, Collins
in English
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1922, A.A. Knopf
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1911, Putnam
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1911, G.P. Putnam's Sons
in English
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1910, E. Arnold

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
220
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
Weight
13.8 ounces

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OL11645462M
ISBN 10
1404327975
ISBN 13
9781404327979
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837406

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August 28, 2024 Edited by Tauriel063 Merge works (MRID: 158854)
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April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user Imported from amazon.com record