This collection has been described elsewhere as being "rollicking." It ranges over life and death in the Northern wilderness of the Yukon; the hazards of gambling and of drinking, and the bonds that are formed among the men who brave a life in which they must pit their personal character and body against fierce elements.
This collection has been described elsewhere as being "rollicking." It ranges over life and death in the Northern wilderness of the Yukon; the hazards...
This is Volume II of The Robert Service Series of his poetry. It contains 33 titles, among which are The Call of the Wild, The Shooting of Dan McGrew, The Cremation of Sam McGee and The Call of the Wild. It was through these poems in particular that Canada and the rest of the world learned of the hardship and deplorable conditions which the Gold Rush prospectors endured.
This is Volume II of The Robert Service Series of his poetry. It contains 33 titles, among which are The Call of the Wild, The Shooting of Dan McGrew,...
In 54 poems, some resembling short jingles, others long and weighty with complex sentence-like structures, Service details his experiences of war. From the noble self-sacrifice of the infantryman to the base teasing of captured foe, Service spares no one. The poems are riddled with shrapnel, gunfire, grenades and bayonets. These are not poems by which to relax. Some stir us to anger and disgust; others to appreciation for our freedom and thankfulness for the sacrifice of those a century ago (and since) who protected us.
In 54 poems, some resembling short jingles, others long and weighty with complex sentence-like structures, Service details his experiences of war. Fro...
