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Review of “Seaton’s Aunt” by Walter de la Mare: Halloween Countdown

For October 24 Plot: In exchange for a lavish treat, the narrator, Withers, agrees to spend a holiday with an unpopular boy, Arthur Seaton. Seaton appears “yellow” in color, with “slow chocolate-coloured eyes, and lean weak figure.” Because of his appearance, “most… true-blue Englishmen” treat him with condescension, hostility, or contempt. A day or twoContinue reading “Review of “Seaton’s Aunt” by Walter de la Mare: Halloween Countdown”