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William Henry Davies

(1871-1940), Poet

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Poet and author; as a young man Davies travelled to America where he spent several years on the road, an experience he later recalled in his most famous book, The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp published in 1908. By then Davies had been adopted by leading literary figures of the day, notably George Bernard Shaw and Edward Thomas, on the strength of his first volume of poetry, The Soul's Destroyer and other poems (1905). He went on to publish four novels and a number of further collections of poems.

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William Henry Davies, by Powys Evans - NPG 4396

William Henry Davies

by Powys Evans
pen and ink, circa 1922
NPG 4396

William Henry Davies, by Theodore Spicer-Simson - NPG 2046

William Henry Davies

by Theodore Spicer-Simson
plasticine medallion, 1922
NPG 2046

William Henry Davies, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7848

William Henry Davies

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 24 November 1913
NPG Ax7848

William Henry Davies, by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by  Duckworth & Co - NPG Ax7812

William Henry Davies

by Alvin Langdon Coburn, published by Duckworth & Co
collotype, 24 November 1913
NPG Ax7812

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