Robert Burns

Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect

originally published:
Kilmarnock : John Wilson
July 1786

The title page of the first edition, as illustrated in the Grolier Club's 1902 publication One Hundred Books Famous in English Literature.

awards:

  • First Book(1786)

reference info

bio notes:
born: 1/25/1759
died: 7/21/1796
born as: Robert Burns

National poet of Scotland who wrote lyrics and songs in the Scottish dialect. He was also famous for his rebellion against orthodox religion and morality. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literature

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