The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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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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- Title
- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
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- Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
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- MP3 Audio CD
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- Used
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- 999
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- The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses Service, Robert W. (Robert William), 1874-1958 Yukon River Valley (Yukon and Alaska) -- Poetry Canada
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