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The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses

The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses

Robert W. Service / Robert WService

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Lammers Press
Año de edición:
2011
Materia
Poesía
ISBN:
9781446527719
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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.

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