Biography of William Henry Davies
William
Henry Davies was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. His father was, at the
time a Publican. After an apprenticeship as a picture-frame maker and a series
of labouring jobs, he travelled to America, first to New York and then to the
Klondike.
He
returned to England after an accident whilst jumping a train in Canada, he lost
a foot. Upon his return to Britain he led a poor, hard life living in London
lodging houses and as a pedlar in the country. He married in 1923, Emma, who
was much younger than he. His first poems were published when he was 34.
Most
of his poetry is on the subject of nature or life on the road and exhibits a
natural simple, earthy style. He also wrote two novels and autobiographical
works, his best known being Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. He died in 1940.
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