William Ernest Henley

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William Ernest Henley

William Ernest Henley (August 23, 1849 – July 11, 1903) was an English poet, writer, critic and editor. Though he wrote several books of poetry, Henley is remembered most often for his 1875 poem "Invictus". A fixture in London literary circles, the one-legged Henley might have been the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's character Long John Silver (Treasure Island, 1883), while his young daughter Margaret Henley inspired J. M. Barrie's choice of the name Wendy for the heroine of his play Peter Pan (1904).

Birth and Death Data: Born 1849 (Gloucester), Died July 11, 1903 (Woking)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	B-11674	10-in.	3/6/1912	Invictus	Earl Cartwright	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12048	10-in.	5/27/1912	A bowl of roses	Marguerite Dunlap	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	C-12720	12-in.	12/13/1912	Requiem	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-12994	10-in.	3/13/1913	Allah	Alma Gluck	Soprano vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	B-13725	10-in.	9/5/1913	Invictus	Emilio de Gogorza	Baritone vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-14909	10-in.	5/27/1914	Boats sail on the rivers	Louise Homer	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Victor	B-31276	10-in.	12/11/1924	Morning	Pauline Pipkin	Female vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	C-31902	12-in.	2/4/1925	Invictus	Cecil Wilcox	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	BVE-49801	10-in.	1/23/1929	Invictus	E. M. Bixby	Vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Victor	[Trial 1916-10-28-03]	Not documented	10/28/1916	Invictus	George Emes	Male vocal solo	lyricist
Columbia	19738	10-in.	1/26/1912	Invictus	Bertram Schwahn	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	46648	10-in.	3/17/1916	Invictus	Paul Dufault	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia	W148378	10-in.	4/25/1929	Invictus	Arthur Bergh ; Fraser Gange	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist
Edison	5757	10-in.	8/31/1917	A bowl of roses	Marion Evelyn Cox	Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Henley, William Ernest," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102027.

Henley, William Ernest. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102027.

"Henley, William Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.