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    Newfoundland Verse
    Newfoundland Verse
    Newfoundland Verse
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    Newfoundland Verse

    By E. J. Pratt

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    E.J. Pratt was the premier Canadian poet of the first half of the 20th century. He was an author of 13 volumes of poetry and one of Canada's most prominent literary figures by the 1940s. Newfoundland Verse, published in 1923, was one of his first poetic collections.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 26, 2019
    ISBN4057664604439
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