Charles Asher Kim Lewis English 112 April 30, 2000 Dylan Thomas' Final Trip to America Dylan Marlais Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on October 27, 1914. He died November 9th, 1953 in New York City. In only 39 years, Dylan Thomas left an indelible mark on history. Thomas published numerous books of his poetry, plays, short stories, and various other works. He first toured America in early 1950, reading at a variety of public forums. This tour was very successful and Thomas fell in love with America, a romance that would bring his end just more than three years later. "This first lecture tour of three months was a roaring success, or roaring and a success" (Sinclair, 166). Thomas gave great lectures on this tour, but more importantly, he discovered New York City. "New York seemed to egg him on" (Ferris, 232). Dylan grew fond of "some of the seedier Irish bars of Third Avenue and particularly the Whi....

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