Invictus
Sign in to save"Invictus" is a short poem by English poet William Ernest Henley. Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section titled "Life and Death (Echoes)".
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- Invictus
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- William Ernest Henley Vanity Fair 1892cr.jpg
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- Portrait of William Ernest Henley by Leslie Ward, published in Vanity Fair, 26 November 1892.
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- William Ernest Henley
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- 1875
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- United Kingdom
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"Invictus" is a short poem by English poet William Ernest Henley. Henley wrote it in 1875, and in 1888 he published it in his first volume of poems, Book of Verses, in the section titled "Life and Death (Echoes)".
== Background == thumb|upright|William Ernest Henley ([[terminus ante quem 1903)]] When Henley was 16 years old, his left leg required amputation below the knee owing to complications arising from tuberculosis. In the early 1870s, after seeking treatment for problems with his other leg at Margate, he was told that it would require a similar procedure.