Invictus E-book
Author: William Ernest Henley
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Henley, William Ernest (1849-1903) - English poet, dramatist, and editor
who, during his long editorial career in London, published and defended the
early works of Kipling, Barrie, and Shaw, among others. He was a pioneer in
the use of free verse and is best-known for his poem, "Invictus."
Invictus (1875) - Henley wrote this brief poem while in a tuberculosis
hospital. Opening lines: Out of the night that covers me, / Black as the
Pit from pole to pole, ...
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