The Complete Works Of Robert Burns Self Interpreting Vol 4

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Robert Burns (Self-Interpreting), Vol. 4: Illustrated With Sixty Etchings and Wood Cuts, Maps and Facsimiles; Part I Song - Behold the Hour, the Boat, arrive Song - Thou Gloomy December Song - My Native Land sae far awa' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Complete Works of Robert Burns, Vol. 4: Self-Interpreting; Part 2 Letter (1) to Captain Johnstone, Edinburgh Gazetteer Office - November 13 316 Letter (1) to Mrs. Walter Riddell, Woodley Park - November 316 Letter (2) to Mrs. Walter Riddell, Woodley Park - November 317 Letter (1) to Miss Fontenelle, Actress, Dumfries - November 318 Letter (36) to Mrs. Dunlop-december 6 318. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Robert Burns is Scotland’s greatest cultural icon. Yet, despite his continued popularity, critical work has been compromised by the myths that have built up around him. McGuirk focuses on Burns’s poems and songs, analysing his use of both vernacular Scots and literary English to provide a unique reading of his work.