William Henry Drummond: Poet in Patois
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Unknown in Ireland, his native land, and largely forgotten in Canada, the land of his adoption, Dr. William Henry Drummond (1854-1907), poet of the voyageur and the habitant farmer, was once a household name in the Dominion. His dialect verses had the power to charm - and to annoy. The latter emotion was experienced by those who believed (incorrectly) that he mocked a section of the French-Canadian population. J.B. Lyons describes how the Irish youth...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1550411578
ISBN13:9781550411577
Release Date:September 1993
Publisher:Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Length:217 Pages
Weight:1.06 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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