Burns
Gabriel
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Description
Gabriel Setoun wrote this short life of Robert Burns for the Famous Scots Series, published in Edinburgh and London in June 1896. Setoun opens by saying that Burns, more than any other writer, reveals himself in his own work, and that his poems are the direct expression of his feelings at a given moment. That claim shapes the whole book, which reads Burns's life through his verse.
Nine chapters trace birth and education, Lochlea and Mossgiel, the satires, the Kilmarnock and Edinburgh editions, Burns's tours, Ellisland, and Dumfries, closing with a summary and estimate. Setoun gives a vivid, compact portrait of the poet as a man of strong feeling and sharp tongue. Readers new to Burns will find a clear first life, and fans will enjoy its stress on the poems as self-portrait.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Gabriel |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 258 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |