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Dr. William Henry Drummond
Collected Works
edited by Robyn Gabriel
Dr. William Henry Drummond was a most beloved Northern bard.
For someone who lived a relatively short life, Dr. William Henry Drummond made a huge impact in Canadian literary history. Born in Ireland, he emigrated to Canada with his family at a young age. He became a doctor, co-owned a silver mine with his brothers, and became one of the most widely-loved poets in Canada. Dr. Drummond used humour and wit to accurately portray life in rural Canada. His poetry was born from a desire to improve relations between French and English speaking Canadians and his love for the people. Every line was written out of admiration and affection for the French-Canadian culture.
This book of 130 poems is as complete a collection as we could manage. His unique style and authentic portrayal of French-Canadian culture makes this a must read!
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ISBN: 978-1-989615-88-1 | WMPub#1048 | 6 x 9"
336 pages; 130 poems; trade paperback | $29.95
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Habitant
The Wreck of the “Julie Plante.”
Le Vieux Temps
De Papineau Gun
How Bateese Came Home
De Nice Leetle Canadienne
‘Poleon Doré
A Tale of the Saint Maurice
De Notaire Publique
Maxime Labelle
Memories
Phil–O–Rum Juneau
A Story of the “Chasse Gallerie”
A Lament
De Bell of St. Michel
Pelang
Mon Choual “Castor”
Angel Tidings
Ole Tam on Bord–à Plouffe
The Grand Seigneur
M’sieu Smit
When Albani Sang
De Camp on de Cheval Gris
De Stove Pipe Hole
De Snowbird
The Habitant’s Jubilee Ode
Change Should Breed Change
Ole Docteur Fiset
Phil-O-Rum’s Canoe
Her Passing
Madeleine Vercheres
The Voyageur
Bruno the Hunter
Pride
Dieudonné (God-Given)
The Devil
The Family Laramie
Yankee Families
The Last Portage
Getting On
Pioneers
Natural Philosophy
Champlain
Pro Patria
Getting Stout
Doctor Hilaire
Barbotte (Bull-pout)
The Rossignol
Meb-be
Snubbing (Tying-up) the Raft
A Rainy Day in Camp
On Shepherds' Pipes
Josette
Joe Boucher
Charmette
Lac Souci
Poirier's Rooster
Dominique
Home
Canadian Forever
Twins
Keep Out of the Weeds
The Holy Island
The Rivière des Prairies
The Wind that Lifts the Fog
To His Lute
The Fox Hunt
The Corduroy Road
Autumn Days
Bateese The Lucky Man
Saint John Baptist
Dreams
Two Hundred Years Ago
The Windigo
Madrigal
To The Nightingale
Little Mouse
Little Bateese
Bateese and his Little Decoys
Child’s Thoughts
Donal’ Campbell
Johnnie Courteau
Johnnie’s First Moose
Marie Louise
Little Lac Grenier—(Gren-Yay)
Mon frere Camille
Shepherds
My Leetle Cabane
National Policy
This Life Which Seems So Fair
Strathcona’s Horse
The Canadian Country Doctor
The Canadian Magpie
The Curé of Calumette
The Hill of St. Sebastien
The Log Jam
The Habitant’s Summer
The Dublin Fusilier
The Old House and the New
The Old Pine Tree
The Old Sexton
The Oyster Schooner
The Red Canoe
The Rose Delima
Bloom—A Song of Cobalt
The Great Fight
Victoria Square—An Idyll
Marraige
We’re Irish yet
Chibougamou
The First Robin
The Boy from Calabogie
The Tale of a Cocktail
Invocation
Pierre Leblanc
The Calcite Vein—A Tale of Cobalt
Silver Lake Camp
The Land We Live In And The Land We Left
Doonside
The Spanish Bird
Deer-Hunting—(By an Expert)
“He only Wore a Shamrock”
The Godbout
Boule
Cauda Morrhuae
Spring Bereaved 1
Spring Bereaved 2
Spring Bereaved 3
Summons To Love
Doth Then The World Go Thus?