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The Spell Of The Yukon And Other Verses
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by Robert W. Service


About this book


The Spell of the Yukon and other Verses was originally published under the name of Song of a Sourdough outside the U.S., before other verses were added. The collection of poetry and prose narrates the world through the eyes of Robert Service, a Scottish poet and writer. The Book contains well known verses about the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon a decade earlier, particularly the long, humorous ballads, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee." His work portrays the complex relationship between a growing industrial society and the natural beauty of the land. 

I am the land that listens, I am the land that broods;

Steeped in eternal beauty, crystalline waters and woods.

Long have I waited lonely, shunned as a thing accurst,

Monstrous, moody, pathetic, the last of the lands and the first;

Visioning camp-fires at twilight, sad with a longing forlorn,

Feeling my womb o'er-pregnant with the seed of cities unborn.


From the publisher

The Spell of the Yukon is a Canadian poetry classic collection by Robert Service that includes the following excerpt: The Land God Forgot The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys dreadly desolate; The lordly mountains soar in scorn.

First Edition Identification

Edward Stern & Co. published a First Edition, First Printing in Philadelphia, 1907. Published prior to the Barse & Hopkins edition. The hardcover is bound in ribbed cloth, with pictorial paper overlay and gilt titling.


Barse & Hopkins published a First edition, First Printing in New York, 1907. The hardcover is bound in green cloth with gold gilt.  


Details

  • Title The Spell Of The Yukon And Other Verses
  • Author Robert W. Service
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 104
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Independently Published
  • ISBN 9781700964366 / 1700964364
  • Weight 0.36 lbs (0.16 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.25 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.64 cm)