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Robert Burns
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Of the many biographies of Robert Burns that have been written, most of them laboriously & carefully, perhaps not one gives so luminous & vivid a portrait, so lifelike & vigorous an impression of the personality of the poet & the man, as the picture the author has given of himself in his own writings.

Burns's poems from first to last are, almost without exception, the literary embodiment of his feelings at a particular moment.

This paperback book has 188 pages & measures: 19.4 x 12.4 x 1.2cm



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Robert Burns
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Robert Burns (1759-96) was born into a farming family in Ayrshire, Scotl&. The publication in 1786 of his first book, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, made him famous overnight, & saw him feted by Edinburgh society. But Burns made no money from his writing & quickly fell on hard times, returning to farming in Dumfries &, when that failed, to work as an Excise officer. He devoted his final years to writing Scottish songs. ...
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Robert Burns -
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Robert Burns is one of Scotland's best-loved poets. His remarkable genius is preserved by the wealth of poems & songs that he bequeathed to the world. His enduring popularity remains to this day, with many of his lines now part of everyday speech.

No writer has been more widely translated, & gatherings around the world end with the pledge to meet again, which is Burns's Auld Lang Syne. This illustrated celebration of his life & work reveals the man behind the achievement.

A fantastic guide that would be the perfect read for people who love Robert Burns & poets alike.

This paperback book has 32 pages & measures 26.1 x 19 x 0.7cm





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Robert Burns Selected
Poems
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Robert Burns (1759-96) was the eldest son of a tenant farmer in Aryshire. He endured hardships & frustration before emerging as a poet & songwriter in his native dialect as well as in English. His poems were published in 1787, & he received part of the money that the new edition earned for him, he made a number of tours, to the boarders & the Highlands. Later, he lived in Dumfriesshire & become an Excise Officer. Burn's literary work in the remaining years of his life consists of many outstanding songs, & the poem ' Tam o' Shanter'. ...
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Robert Burns Selected Poetry
Robert Burns Selected
Poetry
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Robert Burns (1759-96) was born into a farming family in Ayrshire, Scotl&. The publication in 1786 of his first book, Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish dialect, made him famous overnight, & saw him feted by Edinburgh society.

But Burns made no money from his writing & quickly fell on hard times, returning to farming in Dumfries &, when that failed, to work as an excise officer.

He devoted his final years to poetry & the writing of Scottish songs.

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• ISBN: 9780571226726
• Author: Robert Burns
• Publisher: Faber
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 96
• Dimensions: 20 x 12 x 1cm











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Robert Downey Jnr
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Robert Dunlop was a road-racing legend. His first major victory was in the Cookstown 100 250cc race in 1985. Two years later he won the man-of-the-meeting award, taking the 125cc, 350cc & 1000cc races. More victories followed in the succeeding years. This books is a celebration of Robert's life & career in more than two hundred photographs, taken at all the major circuits at which he competed: the Isle of Man TT, the Ulster Grand Prix, the North West 200, the Cookstown 100, the Skerries 100 & others. the photographs are augmented by a biographical essay from Jimmy Walker, the distinguished Belfast journalist. ...
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Robert Fergusson
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Acknowledged as a crucial influence on Burns, Robert Fergusson was a remarkable poet in his own right. Published to mark the 250th anniversary of Fergusson's birth, this edition contains Fergusson's finest poems in both Scots & English, & features an introductory essay, orthography, a section of notes & a glossary. ...
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Robert Burns: A Life

Very few poets excite such fanatical, worldwide devotion as Robert Burns (otherwise known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire or simply the Bard). This biography evaluates Burns' songs and poetry and discuss
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Very few poets excite such fanatical, worldwide devotion as Robert Burns (otherwise known as Rabbie Burns, Scotland's Favourite Son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire or simply the Bard). This biography evaluates Burns' songs & poetry & discuss

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