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Invictus by William Ernest Henley

Aug 30, 201948 sec
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Episode description

A reading of 'Invictus' by William Ernest Henley.  Henley (1849-1903) was an  English poet, critic and editor.  Invictus was one of his, and best known, poems.  It was written while in the hospital fighting tuberculosis on the bones.  A disease he had since youth.  As one of his many hospital poems it tells of fortitude during life's struggles.  

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