About the Author

W. H. Davies (1871-1940) was a Welsh poet and writer who spent a significant part of his life as a vagabond in the United Kingdom and United States. He began publishing his own poetry in 1905 and became a popular poet in his time, mixing with leading figures of society.

Reviews

"I have read it through from beginning to end and would have read more had there been any more to read." George Bernard Shaw "He found the people generous and the climate pleasant; he considers the United States an ideal place for tramps." The New York Times