{"title":"Robert Service","description":"Often referred to as the \"Bard of the Yukon,\" Robert Service was a prolific novelist and poet, publishing numerous poetry collections, two autobiographies, and six novels during his lifetime. Though he was born in England, he is best known for his writings set in Northwest Canada featuring the Klondike Gold Rush. Service died in 1958, and has since been honored on a Canadian postage stamp and has had various schools in Canada named after him.","products":[{"product_id":"lenin-a-biography-paperback","title":"Lenin: A Biography - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed biography of Lenin by one of the greatest Russian history experts and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrotsky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStalin\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eComrades\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51368229535967,"sku":"9780330518383","price":50.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Mp1wYFM29i9780330518383.webp?v=1789125065"},{"product_id":"the-collected-verse-of-robert-service-paperback","title":"The Collected Verse of Robert Service - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Service dreamed of a life of adventure and freedom to live and write as he wanted, surrounded by nature and the beauty of the world. Born in Lancashire, England, he developed an urge early on to travel abroad, and set his sights on the rough and tumble \"wild west\" of Canada. Part journalist and part storyteller, he ventured up and down the west coast of the United States and wrote romantic stories of cowboys, gold prospectors, and characters of the lush, wild backwoods. This collection of verse contains Service's famous poetry collections \"Songs of a Sourdough\", published in 1907 to wide success, \"Ballads of a Cheechako\", \"Rhymes of a Rolling Stone\", \"Rhymes of a Red Cross Man\", and \"Ballads of a Bohemian\". Service favored simple, rhythmic ballads that allowed the reader to get lost in the colorful descriptions and exciting tales of his imagination, which were inspired by his real world experiences. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378323849439,"sku":"9781420966992","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/y-DY_fDsPr9781420966992.webp?v=1789254400"},{"product_id":"best-of-robert-service-paperback","title":"Best of Robert Service - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere, collected in a single volume, are the most popular verses of the great English-born Canadian poet. His famous ballads of the Klondike are here: \u003cbr\u003e \"The Shooting of Dan McGrew,\" \"The Spell of the Yukon,\" and \"The Cremation of Sam McGee.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Also included are unforgettable portrayals of the artists, grisettes, and models of the merry, tragic life of bohemian Paris, and other verses inspire by the First World War, during which Service drove an ambulance in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And not to be overlooked are the many expressions of the poet's own homespun philosophy--his comments on women, on life and death, ambition, and success and failure, which strike a responsive chord in the reader's heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gaiety, humor, nostalgia, and pathos fill every page, along with the genuine Service ring of virility which has made his verse loved throughout the English reading world.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378348228831,"sku":"9780399550089","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/rMnkTl_jC_9780399550089.webp?v=1789254462"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/robert-service.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}