by George J. Dance
James Anderson (?1839-1923) was a Canadian poet.
James Anderson (1842-1923). Courtesy ABC Bookworld.
Life[]
Anderson was born in Perthshire, Scotland, in either 1838 or 1839.[1][2]
He came to Canada in 1863 during the Cariboo Gold Rush in British Columbia. He was known as the "Poet laureate of the Cariboo."[3]
Later also dubbed the "Robert Service of the Cariboo," Anderson was the author of the earliest book of poetry printed in British Columbia.[1]
He returned to Britain in 1871, living in Fifeshire, Scotland. He later moved to England, where he died in 1923.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Sawney's Letters; or, Cariboo rhymes. Cariboo, BC: Sentinel, 1868.[3]
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Anderson, James." ABC Bookworld, Web, Sep. 18, 2011
- ↑ Gerson and Davies give his year of birth as 1842. Representative Poetry gives 1839, and VIAF give circa 1839.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Carole Gerson and Gwendolyn Davies, "James Anderson," Canadian Poetry From the Beginnings Through the First World War, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart (NCL), 1994, 109. Print.
External links[]
- Poems
- Anderson, James (6 poems) at Representative Poetry Online
- Books
- Sawney's Letters etc. at Amazon.com
- About
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