Around the Camp-fire

Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts, KCMG FRSC (1860–1943), was a distinguished Canadian poet and prose writer, often referred to as the Father of Canadian Poetry. Born on January 10, 1860, in Douglas, New Brunswick, to Emma Wetmore Bliss and Rev. George Goodridge Roberts, he was steeped in the academic and religious tradition. Roberts attended the University of New Brunswick, where he published hi...