The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (Dodo Press) Paperback - 2008
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.
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 (Dodo Press)
- Author Robert W. Service
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dodo Press
- Date 2008-12
- ISBN 9781409916482 / 1409916480
- Weight 0.23 lbs (0.10 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.15 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 0.38 cm)
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