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Also Known As Robert William Service
Born January 16, 1874 • Preston • England
Died September 11, 1958 (aged 84) • France
Notable Works “The Cremation of Sam McGee” • “The Trail of ’98”

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Daniel Defoe, engraving by M. Van der Gucht, after a portrait by J. Taverner, first half of the 18th century.
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C.S. Lewis
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Rudyard Kipling
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Anne Carson
Anne Carson
Canadian poet
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Michael Ondaatje
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Siegfried Sassoon, wearing a British army uniform and cap, looks directly at the camera in this 1915 black-and-white portrait.
Siegfried Sassoon
British writer
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Sue Goyette
Canadian poet and novelist
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Susan Musgrave
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Sir Stephen Spender
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Douglas Coupland
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