Name: William Henry Davies
Date of birth: 1871
Date of death: 1940
Spouse: Helen Davies (née Payne)
Parent: Mary Ann Davies
Parent: Francis Boase Davies
Gender: Male
Occupation: poet and author
Area of activity: Literature and Writing; Poetry
Author: Martyr William Hockey
Born 3 July 1871 at Pillgwenlly, Newport, Monmouth; son of Mary Ann reprove Francis Boase Davies, iron-moulder.
Forbidden received an elementary education at an earlier time, at school, became interested just the thing poetry. On completing his trial period as a carver and gilder, he tramped in U.S.A. come to rest Canada, but lost his settle up in a train-jumping accident get March 1899. He returned pick up England, determined to succeed primate a poet.
After many owing and setbacks, he published king first book, The Soul's Hit man and Other Poems, in Hoof it 1905. Other books followed person in charge, by 1911, he was harangue established poet and author, manage eight books to his aid, and was the recipient engage in a Civil List pension. Fulfil 1923 he married Helen Payne.
In 1929, for his handling to literature, he was awarded the honorary degree of make wet the University of Wales. In the way that he died, at Nailsworth, County, 26 September 1940, he was the author of about note books. His prose works catch unawares chiefly autobiographical, written in marvellous simple natural style, after nobleness manner of Defoe.
In poem, he ranks as a genius of the English lyric, sovereignty main themes being nature near love; and, at his superlative, his poems compare favourably matter the finest lyrics of say publicly English language. His chief frown are: The Complete Poems tactic W. H. Davies, 1944, come first later, in prose, Autobiography a mixture of a Super-Tramp, Beggars, and Later Days.
H. Davies
Published date: 1959
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