Robert Burns
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Description
Principal Shairp, professor of poetry at Oxford, wrote this life of Robert Burns. It was first published in 1879 and many times reprinted; this edition is from 1906. Eight chapters run from Burns's youth in Ayrshire through his two Edinburgh winters, his Border and Highland tours, and his farm at Ellisland. The move to Dumfries and the last years follow.
A closing chapter weighs Burns's character, poems, and songs together. Shairp notes that six biographies of Burns had already appeared before Carlyle's famous essay of 1828, and the count only grew. His own life stays compact and readable, aimed at students meeting Scotland's national poet in one volume.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Unknown |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 371 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |