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Roberts, Charles G. D.
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Dates of existence
1860 - 1943
History
Sir Charles G. D. Roberts was a Canadian poet from New Brunswick. He received a BA and MA from the University of New Brunswick, and taught English and French at the University of King's Collee from 1885 to 1895. He was elected fellow of Royal Society of Canada in 1890, and was knighted in 1935 by King George V. He wrote both poetry and fiction, finding particular success in the animal story genre.
His publications include Orion and Other Poems (1880), In Divers Tones (1886), Earth's Enigmas (1896), The Vagrant of Time (1927), and other works.