Robert W. Service

The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This antiquarian volume contains a collection of some of Robert William Service's most influential and esteemed poetry, including 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and 'The Cremation of Sam McGee'. This wonderful collection constitutes a must-have for fans and collectors of Service's work, and would make for a worthy addition to anyone's bookshelf. The chapters of this book included: 'The Land God Forgot', 'The Spell of the Yukon', 'The Three Voices', 'The Law of the Yukon', 'The parson's Son', 'The Call of the Wild', 'The Lone Trail', 'The Pines', 'The Lure of Little Voices', 'The Song of the Wage-Slave', 'Grin', etcetera. Robert William Service (1874 - 1958) was a famous British-Canadian poet and writer, frequently referred to as "the Bard of the Yukon". This book is being republished now in an affordable, modern edition - complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lammers Press
• Seitenzahl: 122
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 165g
• ISBN-13: 9781446527719
• ISBN-10: 1446527719
• Artikelnr.: 32866630

Autorenporträt

Robert William Service (1874 - 1958) was a British-Canadian poet and writer who has often been called "the Bard of the Yukon". He is best known for his poems "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee", from his first book, Songs of a Sourdough (1907; also published as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses). His vivid descriptions of the Yukon and its people made it seem that he was a veteran of the Klondike Gold Rush, instead of the late-arriving bank clerk he actually was. Although his work remains popular, Service's poems were initially received as being crudely comical works.