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    The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
    The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
    The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses
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    The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses

    By Robert W. Service

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    The Spell of the Yukon by Robert W. Service is an inspirational and colorful collection of verses about various plants and aspects of nature. Some memorable poems include "The Land God Forgot," "The Law of the Yukon," and "The Lure of Little Voices." Excerpt: "The lonely sunsets flare forlorn Down valleys deadly desolate; The lordly mountains soar in scorn As still as death, as stern as fate. The lonely sunsets flame and die; The giant valleys gulp the night; The monster mountains scrape the sky, Where eager stars are diamond-bright."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 21, 2019
    ISBN4057664655783
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    Robert W. Service

    Robert W. Service (1874-1958) was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, and came to Canada in 1895, eventually ending up in Yukon Territory in 1904, five years after the Klondike Gold Rush. His many books include the poetry collection The Songs of a Sourdough, the novel The Trail of '98, and the autobiography Ploughman of the Moon. Service later moved to France, where he died.

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