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Originally published in 1923, The Magpie is an articulate and perceptive work which provides an accurate description of the disillusionment that developed after the war when it became apparent that many of the government's promises of social reform were not going to be fulfilled.

Selections from Canadian Poets set an important precedent when it was published in 1864.This anthology, like any other, reflects the tastes of the anthologist and the tenor of the times.