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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp

by W. H. Davies

First published
1908
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp" by W. H. Davies is an autobiography published in 1908. This remarkable firsthand account chronicles Davies' vagrant years traveling across the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States during the 1890s. Living among hardened tramps, Davies experienced life on the road through begging, jail schemes, and riding the rails—until a fateful train-hopping accident changed everything. George Bernard Shaw championed this literary unknown's "primitive splendour," helping bring this unconventional life story to the world.

  • Poets, English
  • Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940
  • Tramps

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #51425. The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp on Wikipedia.

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