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A W. H. Davies Reader (Fyfieldbooks)
W.H. Davies
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Description for A W. H. Davies Reader (Fyfieldbooks)
Paperback. Selected works of memoir, poetry and prose from WH Davies, known as the 'tramp poet'. Editor(s): Waterman, Rory. Series: Fyfieldbooks. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 136 x 29. Weight in Grams: 378.
W. H. Davies (1871 - 1940) was popularly though reductively known as the 'tramp-poet' due to his remarkable journey from vagrancy, in Britain and the United States, to considerable literary success. 'Discovered' in part by Edward Thomas, who admired his poetry, Davies became a prolific memoirist and occasional writer of fiction, criticism and drama. He is now known almost exclusively for a handful of poems and for his memoir The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp; his other writing has long been out of print. This book collects generous selections from Davies's prose memoir, poetry, and critical prose, alongside comprehensive notes. It ... Read more
W. H. Davies (1871 - 1940) was popularly though reductively known as the 'tramp-poet' due to his remarkable journey from vagrancy, in Britain and the United States, to considerable literary success. 'Discovered' in part by Edward Thomas, who admired his poetry, Davies became a prolific memoirist and occasional writer of fiction, criticism and drama. He is now known almost exclusively for a handful of poems and for his memoir The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp; his other writing has long been out of print. This book collects generous selections from Davies's prose memoir, poetry, and critical prose, alongside comprehensive notes. It ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Carcanet Press Ltd.
Condition
New
Series
Fyfieldbooks
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784100872
SKU
V9781784100872
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About W.H. Davies
W. H. DAVIES was born in Newport, Wales in 1871. The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp appeared in 1908. He died in Gloucestershire in 1940. RORY WATERMAN was born in Belfast in 1981. His first poetry collection, Tonight the Summer's Over, was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. He leads the MA in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.
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