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With the publication of his first book of poems in 1786, Robert Burns—the twenty-seven-year-old son of a farmer—became a national celebrity, hailed as the "Ploughman Poet." When he died ten years later, ten thousand people came to pay their respects at his funeral, and in the two centuries since then he has inspired a cultlike following among Scots and poetry lovers around the world. A pioneer of the Romantic movement, Burns wrote in a light Scots dialect with brio, emotional directness, and wit, drawing on classical and English literary traditions as well as Scottish folklore—and leaving a timeless legacy. All his most famous lyrics and poems are collected here, from "A Red, Red Rose," "To a Mouse," and “To a Louse” to “Tam o'Shanter,” “Holy Willie's Prayer,” and “Auld Lang Syne.”

- Robert Burns - Author
- Gerard Carruthers - Editor
Kindle Book
- Release date: August 1, 2012
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- ISBN: 9780307823571
- Release date: August 1, 2012
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- ISBN: 9780307823571
- File size: 1905 KB
- Release date: August 1, 2012
With the publication of his first book of poems in 1786, Robert Burns—the twenty-seven-year-old son of a farmer—became a national celebrity, hailed as the "Ploughman Poet." When he died ten years later, ten thousand people came to pay their respects at his funeral, and in the two centuries since then he has inspired a cultlike following among Scots and poetry lovers around the world. A pioneer of the Romantic movement, Burns wrote in a light Scots dialect with brio, emotional directness, and wit, drawing on classical and English literary traditions as well as Scottish folklore—and leaving a timeless legacy. All his most famous lyrics and poems are collected here, from "A Red, Red Rose," "To a Mouse," and “To a Louse” to “Tam o'Shanter,” “Holy Willie's Prayer,” and “Auld Lang Syne.”

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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Kindle Book
Release date: August 1, 2012
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9780307823571
Release date: August 1, 2012
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9780307823571
File size: 1905 KB
Release date: August 1, 2012
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Creators
- Robert Burns - Author
- Gerard Carruthers - Editor
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Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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English
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