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The Return

by Walter de la Mare

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First published
1910
Pages
155
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Read by Corinna Schultz · 9 h 27 min · 23 parts

  1. Chapter 1

    26:30

  2. Chapter 2

    27:28

  3. Chapter 3

    20:41

  4. Chapter 4

    7:45

  5. Chapter 5

    37:24

  6. Chapter 6

    29:29

  7. Chapter 7

    20:55

  8. Chapter 8

    10:38

  9. Chapter 9

    12:31

  10. Chapter10

    15:47

  11. Chapter 11

    27:39

  12. Chapter 12

    28:05

  13. Chapter 13

    16:26

  14. Chapter 14

    33:22

  15. Chapter 15

    28:36

  16. Chapter 16

    22:46

  17. Chapter 17

    29:37

  18. Chapter 18

    25:28

  19. Chapter 19

    21:52

  20. Chapter 20

    29:10

  21. Chapter 21

    18:28

  22. Chapter 22

    42:51

  23. Chapter 23

    34:03

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A quiet September walk leads Arthur Lawford into the old churchyard at Widderstone, where sunlight, birdsong and weathered inscriptions gradually give way to unease. Still recovering from illness, he broods over his ordinary life and pauses beside the grave of Nicholas Sabathier. The scene follows his wandering thoughts closely, until familiar surroundings seem charged with hidden attention and an unreasonable fear.

Later, a strained conversation with his wife, Sheila, reveals a household struggling with a strange personal crisis. She avoids looking at him, while he hopes sleep or a medical explanation might put things right. Left with a mirror and a volume of a medical dictionary, Lawford searches for accounts of memory loss and divided personality. This novel builds its unsettling atmosphere through inward reflection, tense dialogue and the uncertain boundary between illness and something stranger. It offers readers a study of how fear can unsettle both personal identity and domestic trust.

About the author

Walter de la Mare

Walter de la Mare (1873 to 1956) was an English poet, novelist, and short-story writer, celebrated for his verse for children and for eerie, delicate tales of the supernatural. He worked as a clerk before writing full time, winning wide acclaim for his imaginative range.

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Book facts

First published
1910
Reading time
About 6 hours
Pages
155
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, Read online, Audiobook
Audio read by
Corinna Schultz