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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
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A popular yet idiosyncratic poet, W. H. DAVIES (1871-1940) first came to notice through his self-published volume, The Soul's Destroyer. He was the author of several works of autobiography including Beggars, A Poet’s Pilgrimage, and the posthumously published account of his marriage, Young Emma.
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“Davies and Kerouac are so similar it’s like they have had the same illness. !ey kept searching, longing, moving. . . !ey are mesmerising narrators. . . [Davies’s] story has the tension and suspense of a man whose life and soul is in jeopardy.”
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- PublisherKessinger Publishing
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 076614674X
- ISBN 13 9780766146747
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages324
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Autobiography of a Super Tramp
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Kessinger Publishing, LLC, USA, 2003
ISBN 10: 076614674X
ISBN 13: 9780766146747
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Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Printing This Edition. This is an autobiography first published in 1908 by the Welsh poet and writer W. H. Davies. 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. Facsimile of an edition published in London by Jonathan Cape in 1908. By W. .H. Davies ; with a preface by G. Bernard Shaw.xvi, 304 pages ; 28 cm. A bright, clean, unmarked copy, except for a very tiny signature to the top margin of the fep. Tight binding, clean paper boards. Unpacked weight, 770g. We use both the Canada Post and the United States Postal Service and offer very competitive postal charges - based on actual costs, no overcharging. Images always available. Shipped well packed. [Maximum postage to anywhere within Canada is now approx US$15.00- up to 5kg total weight, boxed, insured, trackable and faster than regular parcels. Less will be charged if rates indicate]. Size: Quarto. Book. Seller Inventory # 26724
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a memoir written by Welsh author W. H. Davies, first published in 1908. The book recounts the author's experiences as a homeless wanderer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling through the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.Davies describes his life as a tramp, hopping trains, sleeping in ditches, and working odd jobs to survive. He shares his encounters with other vagabonds, criminals, and kind-hearted strangers who helped him along the way. The book also explores the social and economic conditions of the time, including poverty, unemployment, and the struggles of working-class people.Throughout the book, Davies reflects on his own choices and experiences, as well as the nature of freedom and the human condition. The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a classic of travel literature and a unique glimpse into the life of a marginalized person in the early 20th century.1908. Mr. Davies is no propagandist of the illusions of the middle-class tramp fancier. You never suspect him of having read Lavengro, or got his notions of nomads from Theodore Watts Dunton. He does not tell you that there is honor among tramps. On the contrary, he makes it clear that only by being too destitute to be worth robbing and murdering can a tramp insure himself against being robbed and murdered by his comrade on the road. The tramp is fastidious and accomplished, audacious and self- possessed; but he is free from divine exploitation and the endless discountenance of being passed by as useless by the life force that finds superselfish work for other men.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work. Seller Inventory # 9780766146747
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