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.
He was thrown into prison in Michigan, beaten up in New Orleans, witnessed a lynching in Tennessee, and got drunk pretty well everywhere. « previous 1 2 next » sort by « previous 1 2 next » Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author.
shelved 3,027 times Showing 30 distinct works. 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. Davies (Author of The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp) Books by W.H. 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. An untutored Welsh tramp who became a popular poet acclaimed by the conservative Georgians and the vanguard Ezra Pound alike, W. 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 book was written in the space of six weeks, "a great achievement for a first book by a man with the minimum of education.Also available on eBook for £3.99. The 1920 edition of the book concludes with five poems selected by Davies from The Soul's Destroyer. Full Book Name:The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp Author Name:W.H. The Autobiography of a Super-tramp (Oxford Paperbacks) William Henry Davies Published byOxford University Press, 1980 ISBN 10: 0192812939ISBN 13: 9780192812933 Seller: Reuseabook, Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom Contact seller Seller Rating: Book Used - SoftcoverCondition: Used Good US 1. by a teacher when he was 15, and quit school. The book was the third published by Davies, having been preceded by The Soul's Destroyer (1905) and New Poems (1907). TH E AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A SUPER - TRAMP D AV I E S (18711940) was born in Newport, Wales, the son of a toolmaker who died when Davies was two. Shaw was also instrumental in keeping the unusual title of the book, of which Davies himself was unsure, and which later proved to be controversial with some reviewers. 
George Bernard Shaw had become interested in Davies, a literary unknown at the time, and had agreed to write a preface for the book, largely through the concerted efforts of his wife Charlotte. A large part of the book's subject matter describes the way of life of the tramp in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States in the final decade of the 19th century. The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is an autobiography published in 1908 by the Welsh poet and writer W.
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