William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley

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Famous and Best William Ernest Henley poems. Henley was a great poet of the late-victorian era in england. He is best known for his popular poem Invictus. While it has been observed that Henley's poems almost fell into undeserved oblivion, the appearance of Invictus as a continuing popular reference and the renewed availability of his work have meant that his significant influence on culture and literary perspectives in the late-Victorian period have not been forgotten.
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