The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a memoir written by Welsh author W. H. Davies. The book is a first-person account of Davies' life as a tramp in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Davies recounts his experiences traveling across the United Kingdom and the United States, sometimes working odd jobs and sometimes living on the streets. The book is divided into chapters that cover different periods of Davies' life, from his early childhood in Wales to his time spent in London and New York City. Throughout the book, ...
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The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a memoir written by Welsh author W. H. Davies. The book is a first-person account of Davies' life as a tramp in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Davies recounts his experiences traveling across the United Kingdom and the United States, sometimes working odd jobs and sometimes living on the streets. The book is divided into chapters that cover different periods of Davies' life, from his early childhood in Wales to his time spent in London and New York City. Throughout the book, Davies reflects on the challenges and joys of living as a tramp, as well as the people he meets along the way. The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a classic of early 20th-century literature and offers a unique perspective on the lives of the working class during this time period.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.
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This book provides a fascinating insight into early 20th century life at the lowest tier of society in the USA as seen through the eyes of an intelligent articulate welshman who dropped out of mainstream British education and society as a young man then lived through his adventures across both sides of the Atlantic to eventually become a successful writer and poet. His recollection of this time on the road is written in an easily digestible style painting pictures of America as a land full of plenty ready to share with those willing to ask for help which contrasts completely with a UK that considers abject poverty in the lowest level of a class driven system in full swing as the norm. The incidents and stories in this book are recalled in an informative,thought provoking and often amusing way and is a perfect pick up and put down volume.
