The Complete Works Of Robert Burns

"Robert Burns is more than Scotland's national poet. With Shakespeare, Burns is an icon for the UK and Scotland he is a national symbol. This volume of poems and songs is a best selling, beautiful edition of his work."--Publisher description.

"The Complete Works" is a collection of poems of the great Scottish poet and folklorist R. Burns (1759 - 1796). The author's poetry is emotional, simple, rhythmic and musical. Initially, many poems were created as songs. He wrote about the life of ordinary people who are sad, happy, afflicted and loved. Their images are always concrete, extremely clear and the tone is sincere. Illustrations by Elena Odarich.

Born in 1759 into miserable rustic poverty, by the age of 18 Burns had acquired a good knowledge of both classical and English literature. This collection includes some of his most famous works such as the ballad "Auld Lang Syne", and "Tam o'Shanter".