The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
by Service, Robert W
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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Champaign, Illinois, United States
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Synopsis
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.
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- Bookseller
- Orphans Treasure Box (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2AIS-01312024-LAK066
- Title
- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
- Author
- Service, Robert W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 4th Edition
- Publisher
- Barse & Hopkins
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 8x5x1
- Weight
- 0.50 lbs
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