Songs of a Sourdough de Robert W. Service

Songs of a Sourdough

Robert W. Service

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2005

Songs of a Sourdough by Robert Service, defined a place and time like only a truly great poet can. Set in the Yukon during the great Klondike gold rush, this collection of poems is full of the wild characters, the freezing snow storms and the vast staggering beauty Artic wilderness. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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	Preț	Express
Paperback (4)	39^.25 lei 3-5 săpt.
–	39^.25 lei 3-5 săpt.
CREATESPACE –	51^.03 lei 3-5 săpt.
Alpha Editions – 19 iun 2020	66^.98 lei 6-8 săpt.
Hesperides Press – 31 dec 2005	198^.51 lei 6-8 săpt.
Hardback (1)	238^.94 lei 6-8 săpt.
Hesperides Press – 4 noi 2008	238^.94 lei 6-8 săpt.

Preț

Express

Paperback (4)

39^.25 lei 3-5 săpt.

–

39^.25 lei 3-5 săpt.

CREATESPACE –

51^.03 lei 3-5 săpt.

Alpha Editions – 19 iun 2020

66^.98 lei 6-8 săpt.

Hesperides Press – 31 dec 2005

198^.51 lei 6-8 săpt.

Hardback (1)

238^.94 lei 6-8 săpt.

Hesperides Press – 4 noi 2008

238^.94 lei 6-8 săpt.

Notă biografică

Robert William Service, known as "the Bard of the Yukon," was a British-Canadian poet and author who lived from January 16, 1874, to September 11, 1958. William was given as a middle name in memory of a wealthy uncle. The middle name was deleted by Service after his uncle failed to provide provisions for him in his will. He was a bank clerk by trade, having been born in Lancashire of Scottish origin, but he also spent a lot of time traveling, frequently in extreme poverty, across the west of the United States and Canada. When his bank sent him to the Yukon, he was moved by stories of the Klondike Gold Rush and inspired to write two poems, "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" and "The Cremation of Sam McGee," which displayed a remarkable level of authenticity for a writer without any prior experience with gold mining and quickly gained popularity. Encouraged by this, he rapidly produced further songs on the same subject, which were later collected in Songs of a Sourdough (known in the United States as The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses) and sold in large quantities. When his subsequent collection Ballads of a Cheechako achieved the same level of success, Service was able to enjoy a comfortable lifestyle based in Paris and the French Riviera while traveling frequently.