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Charles G.D. Roberts

Born

in Douglas, New Brunswick, Canada

January 10, 1860

Died

November 26, 1943

Genre

Poetry, Fiction

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Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, was a Canadian poet and prose writer who is known as the Father of Canadian Poetry. He was almost the first Canadian author to obtain worldwide reputation and influence; he was also a tireless promoter and encourager of Canadian literature. He published numerous works on Canadian exploration and natural history, verse, travel books, and fiction. At his death he was regarded as Canada's leading man of letters.

Besides his own body of work, Roberts served as an inspiration and a source of assistance for other Canadian poets of his time.

Roberts, his cousin Bliss Carman, Archibald Lampman, and Duncan Campbell Scott are known as the Confederation Poets.
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Charles G.D. Roberts’s books

Average rating: 3.9 · 631 ratings · 75 reviews · 494 distinct works • Similar authors

	RED FOX by Charles G.D. Roberts, John Schoenherr (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1905 — 76 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	3 Great Novels of Prehistoric World by Charles G.D. Roberts, Jack London, Stanley Waterloo 3.85 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heart of Ancient Wood 3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1900 — 77 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kindred of the Wild 3.82 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1902 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Watchers of the Trails: A Book of Animal Life 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1904 — 66 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Morning of Time 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1919 — 44 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House in the Water: A Book of Animal Stories by Charles G.D. Roberts, Charles Livingston Bull (illustrator), Frank Vining Smith (illustrator) 3.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1908 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hoof and Claw 4.07 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1913 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How a Cat Played Robinson Crusoe by Charles G.D. Roberts, Rose Noir (Narrator) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1910	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earth's Enigmas: A Volume of Stories 3.60 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1896 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Grey rocks, and greyer sea,
And surf along the shore --
And in my heart a name
My lips shall speak no more.
”
― Charles G.D. Roberts

tags: kiss, lonely, memory, sea

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