the autobiography of a super tramp by wh davies

It was his enthusiasm, expressed in the Preface, that ensured the initial success of a book now regarded as a classic. When George Bernard Shaw first read the Autobiography in manuscript, he was stunned by the raw power of its unvarnished narrative. A harrowing accident forced him to return to England and the seedy world of doss-houses and down-and-outs like Boozy Bob and Irish Tim. Buy the eBook THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER-TRAMP, The life of William Henry Davies (With a preface by Bernard Shaw) by W. He was thrown into prison in Michigan, beaten up in New Orleans, witnessed a lynching in Tennessee, and got drunk pretty well everywhere. His experiences were richly coloured by the bullies, tricksters, and fellow-adventurers he encountered - New Haven Baldy, Wee Shorty, The Indian Kid, and English Harry, to name but a few. This carefully crafted ebook: The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp (The life of William Henry Davies) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and. This book brings together, for the first time, a collection of articles from leading scholars on the writing, and literary and social contexts, of the ‘tramp-poet’ and memoirist W.

Around the turn of the century, when he was twenty-two, his restless spirit of adventure led him to set off for America, and he worked around the country taking casual jobs where he could, thieving and begging where he couldn't. Click here to purchase from Rakuten Kobo William Henry Davies was born in a pub and learnt early in life to rely on his wits and his fists - and to drink.

The autobiography of a super tramp by wh davies