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William Ernest Henley: Quick Facts

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Born August 23, 1849 • Gloucester • England
Died July 11, 1903 (aged 53) • England
Notable Works “Invictus” • “National Observer”

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Leigh Hunt, detail of a watercolour and gouache on ivory by Margaret Gillies, 1838–46; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Geoffrey Grigson
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Jessie Redmon Fauset
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A.J.M. Smith
Canadian poet and anthologist
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Charles Dickens
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D.H. Lawrence
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Matthew Arnold
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