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The Autobiography of a Super-TrampW. H. Davies

The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp

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Original author: W. H. Davies

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"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.

The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, by W. H. Davies. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #51425.

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35 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface2,730 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: Childhood2,693 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Youth2,555 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: Manhood2,241 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: Brum1,567 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: A Tramp's Summer Vacation1,639 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: A Night's Ride2,596 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Law in America2,418 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: A Prisoner His Own Judge2,445 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: Berry Picking2,401 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Cattleman's Office3,544 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: A Strange Cattleman2,556 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Thieves1,519 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: The Canal1,712 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: The House-Boat2,963 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: A Lynching2,079 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: The Camp2,363 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Home2,744 words
  1. 19.Chapter XVIII: Off Again2,504 words
  2. 20.Chapter XIX: A Voice in the Dark3,314 words
  3. 21.Chapter XX: Hospitality1,240 words
  4. 22.Chapter XXI: London3,964 words
  5. 23.Chapter XXII: The Ark3,563 words
  6. 24.Chapter XXIII: Gridling3,901 words
  7. 25.Chapter XXIV: On the Downright2,953 words
  8. 26.Chapter XXV: The Farmhouse3,039 words
  9. 27.Chapter XXVI: Rain and Poverty1,794 words
  10. 28.Chapter XXVII: False Hopes2,065 words
  11. 29.Chapter XXVIII: On Tramp Again3,357 words
  12. 30.Chapter XXIX: A Day's Companion1,641 words
  13. 31.Chapter XXX: The Fortune1,644 words
  14. 32.Chapter XXXI: Some Ways of Making a Living1,682 words
  15. 33.Chapter XXXII: At Last2,906 words
  16. 34.Chapter XXXIII: Success1,941 words
  17. 35.Chapter XXXIV: A House to Let1,936 words