Introducing Robert Burns
Robert Burns (25 January 1759 ? 21 July 1796) (also known as Rabbie Burns, 'Scotlands favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and in Scotland as simply The Bard'Andrew OHagan, "[http://books.guardian.co.uk/poetry/features/0,,2243038,00.html The People's Poet]", The Guardian, 19 January 2008.) was a Scottish poet and a lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland, and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a "light" Scots dialect, accessible to a...
Essential Reading
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The Complete Songs of Robert Burns 12 Volume Set
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The Works of Robert Burns (Wordsworth Poetry) (Wordsworth Poetry Library) by Robert Burns
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Burns Links
- Robert Burns
- Burns tribute site
- National Library Of Scotland
- Robert Burns archive
- The Burns Federation
- Society dedicated to the life and works of Robert Burns
- Burns Statue
- George Edwin Ewing Burns statue situated in Glasgow's George Square
Further Reading
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Burns Suppers have been part of Scottish culture for 200 years as a means of commemorating the life and works of poet Robert Burns. The traditional centrepiece of the Burns supper menu is the haggis -a meat dish. However nowadays there ar...
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Robert Burns Video Showcase
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Google Blogs
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- London, Nov 1 (ANI): Robert Burns, the renowned and much praised 18th century Scottish poet, may hav...
- GungHaggisFatChoy :: Robert Burns and Halloween
- Halloweeen, by Robert Burns was published in 1796, in the Kilmarnock edition. Burns scholar Andrew N...
- Robert Burns Love Poem: a Red, Red Rose + About Love, Romance and ...
- Robert Burns Love Poem: a Red, Red Rose, Robert Burns, a poor man, an educated man and a ladies man,...
- Burns, Charles Robert
- Charles Robert Burns, Jr. Charles Robert Burns, Jr., born August 6, 1948, in San Antonio, passed awa...
Google News
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- When Abrahamson asked attorney Robert Burns, appearing for the school district, what should be consi...
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- Concerning my column last week that mentioned the sale of electric cars, Robert Burns of Edmond wrot...
- The Irvine Burns Club of Scotland celebrates its First-Time Exhibit “Dear Mr ...
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