Beggars
W. H. Davies
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Description
Davies, author of The Autobiography of a Supertramp, wrote Beggars, a book on tramps and begging printed in London in 1909. He had lived the road life himself in Britain and America. First chapters sort beggars by land and weigh who begs best.
Tales follow from a tramps' camp in Texas, bold beggars, odd lodging spots, and prisons in America. Davies sets out beggars' slang and weighs the happy life of the road against its risks. Readers get a frank, close look at life with no home, told by a man who knew it from inside.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | W. H. Davies |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 319 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |