Autobiography of a Super Tramp

The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a memoir written by Welsh author W. H. Davies, first published in 1908. The book recounts the author’s experiences as a homeless wanderer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, traveling through the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States.Davies describes his life as a tramp, hopping trains, sleeping in ditches, and working odd jobs to survive. He shares his encounters with other vagabonds, criminals, and kind-hearted strangers who helped him along the way. The book also explores the social and economic conditions of the time, including poverty, unemployment, and the struggles of working-class people.Throughout the book, Davies reflects on his own choices and experiences, as well as the nature of freedom and the human condition. The Autobiography of a Super Tramp is a classic of travel literature and a unique glimpse into the life of a marginalized person in the early 20th century.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.