William Ernest Henley
William Ernest Henley (23 August 1849 – 11 July 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 was an 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 Gloucester (city and county town of Gloucestershire, England, UK), Died July 11, 1903 (Woking (town in Surrey, England) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1945
Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | D5RB-0021 | 10-in. | 1/5/1945 | Invictus | Richard Crooks ; Maximilian Pilzer ; Victor Orchestra | Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra | 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 January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102027.
Henley, William Ernest. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/102027.
"Henley, William Ernest." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.
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External Sources
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Discogs: William Ernest Henley
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LCNAR: Henley, William Ernest, 1849-1903 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50037313
Wikidata: William Ernest Henley - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q552617
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/9863730
MusicBrainz: William Ernest Henley - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/154fc6d5-b5a9-4c54-8c10-25a119d15be7
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/12708 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/12708
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