william ernest henley

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{i} (1849-1903) English poet and editor and critic

born Aug. 23, 1849, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng. died July 11, 1903, Woking, near London British poet, critic, and editor. After a tubercular disease forced the amputation of one foot and radical surgery on the other leg, Henley began writing free-verse impressionistic poems about hospital life that established his poetic reputation. They appeared in A Book of Verses (1888). His most popular poem, "Invictus" (1875), dates from the same period. He later edited several journals, the most brilliant of which, the Scots Observer (later the National Observer), published the early work of Thomas Hardy, George Bernard Shaw, H.G. Wells, James M. Barrie, and Rudyard Kipling

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Wil·liam Er·nest Hen·ley

Türkische aussprache

wîlyım ırnıst henli

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/ˈwəlyəm ˈərnəst ˈhenlē/ /ˈwɪljəm ˈɜrnəst ˈhɛnliː/