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The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp is an autobiography published in 1908 by the Welsh poet and writer W. H. Davies (1871–1940). A large part of the book's subject matter describes the way of life of the tramp in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States in the final decade of the 19th century. George Bernard Shaw had become interested in Davies, a literary unknown at the time, and had agreed to write a preface for the book, largely through the concerted efforts of his wife Charlotte. Shaw was also instrumental in keeping the unusual title of the book, of which Davies himself was ...

Welcome to Tramps, Ghosts and Ballerinas; a book club hosted by us - Ellen, Mariah, and Fee. Join us every Monday as we reminisce about the books we read as children. We discuss our thoughts and opinions as we re-read them as adults, asking those burning questions we've held inside since we were children.