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Songs of a Sourdough By Robert W. Service (details | pdf) Internet Archive Canada has reached a milestone, in scanning its 200,000th book! We want to thank everyone involved, who have made Internet Archive Canada a success here in Toronto First and foremost, the employees of Internet Archive Canada. Without your dedication and tireless efforts, we could not have been able to contribute, all these wonderful texts to the populace at large. Thank you all. From the Archive staff in San Francisco, to the University of Toronto and OCUL members – not to mention all the wonderful Canadian Institutions who have donated material. Your commitment to this great endeavour has helped make “Universal Access to Knowledge” all the more tangible. Our 200,000th book has been generously donated for scanning by the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library The well-known collection of verse, Songs of a Sourdough was the first publication of author Robert W. Service and became instantly popular when it was published in 1907. There were 10 Canadian printings in that first year of publication, totaling 12,750 copies. The collection includes “ The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and “ The Cremation of Sam McGee”. Which have become classics taught in literature classes, recited widely, referenced in films and music such as the 1949 song "Dangerous Dan McGrew" by Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians. Service initially sent the manuscript of Songs of a Sourdough to the Methodist Book and Publishing House in Toronto to be published at his own expense. The book subsequently came to the attention of editors in the office, and a commercial edition was ordered. The first, “Author's Edition” was 500 copies, but with so many orders even before the date of publication, a second edition of 750 was immediately printed. This first edition copy, contributed by The Thomas Fisher Library is an excellent example of Canadiana, detailing the landscapes of the Northwest and memorable characters involved with the Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory. |
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A dictionary of the English language By Samuel Johnson(details | pdf) A dictionary of the English language in which the words are deduced from their originals, and illustrated in their different significations by examples from the best writers : to which are prefixed, a history of the language, and an English grammar (1785) |
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