Poetry
Henry was also the author of five collections of verse plus two long narrative poems describing his travels, and various pamphlets of a satirical nature.
At its best his poetry has something of the flavour of Robert Browning and Arthur Hugh Clough while at its worst it resembles the doggerel of William McGonagall. His five volumes of verse were all published at his own expense and received no critical attention either during or after his lifetime.
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