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W. H. Davies letters,

Five letters, 1937-1939, four typescript (ff. 60-63) and one manuscript (f. 64), from the poet W. H. Davies, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, to his half-sister Alice, in Newport, Monmouthshire, concerning personal and family news.

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940

W. H. Davies letter,

Typescript letter, 26 March 1927, from W. H. Davies, Oxted, to [Aubrey] Herbert, [Oxford], apparently declining an invitation to speak at the Oxford Union.

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940

W. H. Davies letter,

A letter, 28 November 1909, from the poet W. H. Davies, The Weald, nr. Sevenoaks, to his literary agent [Charles Francis] Cazenove, concerning literary and publishing matters, including his forthcoming volume of poetry Farewell to Poesy (London, 1910).

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940

W. H. Davies: Sweet Night

An autograph fair copy, [1914], of the poem 'Sweet Night' by W. H. Davies. It was first published in W. H. Davies, The Bird of Paradise (London, 1914), p. 20.
The manuscript contains a different reading of line 3, 'Take thou a lover’s grateful heart' rather than the published 'A lover gives his grateful heart', and two corrections in lines 9 and 10, conforming to the printed version. The poem is written on '29 Clarence Gardens, N.W.' notepaper with the address changed by Davies to '22, Priory Gardens, Highgate'.

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940

W. H. Davies: The Soul's Companions

An autograph fair copy, [1918], of the poem 'The Soul's Companions' by W. H. Davies. It was first published in the Nation, 20 April 1918, p. 64, and collected in William H. Davies, Forty New Poems (London, 1918), p. 33.
The poem is written on '14, Great Russell Street, W.C.' notepaper. A pencil note 'Poetry for this week' (partially erased) indicates it was used as the printer’s copy.

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940

W. H. Davies: Lamorna Cove

An autograph fair copy, dated 14 August 1920, of the poem 'Lamorna Cove' by W. H. Davies, used as the printer's copy for the Nation. It was first published in the Nation, 21 August 1920, p. 642, and collected in W. H. Davies, The Hour of Magic (London, 1922), p. 12.

Davies, W. H. (William Henry), 1871-1940