CAMPBELL, WILLIAM WILFRED

born June 1, 1861, Berlin, Ont., Can. died Jan. 1, 1918, near Ottawa, Ont. Canadian poet, best remembered for his first volume of poetry, Lake Lyrics and Other Poems (1889), which celebrates the scenery of the Lake HuronGeorgian Bay country near his home. Campbell was educated at the University of Toronto, ordained (1885), and, upon retiring from the ministry (1891), employed until his death by the civil service in Ottawa. His works are informed by a missionary zeal for the culture of the British race and an interest in primitive mythology uncommon in his day. His other books of verse are The Dread Voyage (1893), Beyond the Hills of Dream (1889), The Collected Poems (1905), and Sagas of Vaster Britain (1914). Campbell's output includes verse plays, descriptive studies of Canadian life, and two historical novels. He edited an edition of The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse (1913). W.J. Sykes edited his Poetical Works (1923).