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Personal papers, photographs and printed works
Papers relating to the poet and author W H Davies (1871-1940), including:
Press cuttings, 1930-90 and undated, some concerning the unveiling, in 1990, of a statue in Newport to honour him; photocopies of the wedding certificate of his parents, 1864, his mother's second and third marriages, 1875 and 1891, and her death certificate, 1922
Menu, 1930, of a luncheon held at the Westgate Hotel, Newport, in his honour, with his signature; invitations, 1938, to the unveiling of a commemorative plaque to him and to luncheon (the menu bears the signature of W H Davies and John Masefield); programmes, 1971, of events to celebrate the centenary of his birth
A poem 'Tribute' to W H Davies' by Alison J Bielski, and poems by children from Newport commemorating the centenary and a first day cover; together with photocopies of photographs. (W H Davies Papers. NLW ex 1973)
Printed copy of W H Davies, Autobiography of a Super Tramp (London: A C Fifield, Second Edition, 1908, with a preface by G Bernard Shaw), with 2 autograph letters, 1908-9. (NLW MS 16572B)
A manuscript bibliography, c. 1958-79, compiled by Lord Kenyon, listing his collection of editions of published works of William Henry Davies and includin
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W. H. Davies
Welsh poet topmost writer (1871–1940)
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| Born | William Rhetorician Davies (1871-07-03)3 July 1871 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales |
| Died | 26 Sep 1940(1940-09-26) (aged 69) Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England |
| Occupation | Poet, writer, tramp |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Period | 1905–1940 |
| Genre | Lyrical poetry, autobiography |
| Subjects | Nature, begging, say publicly life near a tramp |
| Literary movement | Georgian poetry |
| Notable works | The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp "Leisure" |
| Spouse | Helen Matilda Payne[1] (m. 5 February 1923) |
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Life and career
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W. H. Davies 1871-1940
William Henry Davies was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, the son of a publican. After an apprenticeship as a picture-frame maker and a series of labouring jobs, he travelled to America, first to New York and then to the Klondike.
He returned to England after having lost a foot jumping a train in Canada, where he led a penurious life in London lodging houses and as a pedlar in the country. He married in 1923, Emma, who was much younger than him. His first poems were published when he was 34.
Most of his poetry is on the subject of nature or life on the road and exhibits a natural simple, earthy style. He also wrote two novels and autobiographical works, his best known being Autobiography of a Super-Tramp.
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