Robert W. Service
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Description
"Robert Service was born in England in 1874. After spending his childhood in Scotland he came to Canada and there commenced the life of wandering and adventure which has given birth to songs, rhymes, ballads and poems that have spread over the whole world. His vagabond career, bounded by Alaska and Turkey, by England and Mexico, has been such a diversity of add jobes in so many places than an actual chronicle of it is well nigh impossible. Mr. Service, who escaped to America from the German invasion of France, later returned to that country where he spent the remainder of his days. In his poetry, however, he still lives as a vagabond in the hearts of his many readers. He has caught the spirit of wanderlust latent in every one of us and his verses will live on forever."
Books
The shooting of Dan McGrew and other poems ..
Illustrated edition of the best-known poems of the Yukon poet Robert Service.
The cremation of Sam McGee
Wonderfully written poetry depicting life in the Yukon during the Alaskan gold rush told by a man who lived it. His style is raw yet humorous and a delight to read.
Best Tales of the Yukon
Verses chronicling the Klondike gold rush and immortalizing the colorful characters of the Yukon Territory, chosen from the author's earlier collections "The spell of the Yukon" and "Ballads of a Cheechako".
The shooting of Dan McGrew
A narrative poem set in the Yukon describing the shoot-out in a saloon between a trapper and the man who stole his girl.
The complete poems of Robert Service
The book is called The Complete Poems of Robert Service Published by The Blakiston Company, Philadephia - distributed by Dodd, Mead & Company 1944 Included in the book are The Spell Of The Yukon, Ballads of A Cheechaka, Rhymes of a Rolling Stone, Rymes of a Red Cross Man, Ballads of a Bohemian, Bar-Room Ballads, The Complete Poems- copyright 1907,1909,1912 by Dodd, Mead &Company- copyright, 1916,1921 by Dodd, Mead & Company,Inc Copyright, 1940 by Robert Service
Rhymes of a Red Cross man
A series of evocative and moving poems written while the author was serving with the Red Cross on the front lines in WWI. The poems are dedicated to the author's brother who was killed in action in France the year of publication. -- vendor's description.
The pretender
"Someone's looking for Tobias. Someone who says she's his long-lost cousin. Tobias isn't sure the person is telling the truth. But she's really nice, and knows a lot about him. And what she tells Tobias definitely gets his attention." -- Back cover.