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1870 Robert Burns BEAUTIFUL Scottish Romantic Poetry Auld Lang Syne Illustrated
1870 Robert Burns BEAUTIFUL Scottish Romantic Poetry Auld Lang Syne Illustrated
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1870 Robert Burns BEAUTIFUL Scottish Romantic Poetry Auld Lang Syne Illustrated



“The Poetical Works of Robert Burns” is an expansive collection of the writings of Robert Burns, Scotlands beloved national poet. Burns, celebrated globally, was a pioneer of the Romantic movement and a voice in both the Scots language and English. His work spans heartfelt poems and songs like “Auld Lang Syne,” “To a Mouse,” “Tam o Shanter,” and “Scots Wha Hae”. These pieces that have left an indelible mark on world literature and Scottish identity.



Published by George Routledge and Sons this “New Edition” was edited by the Rev. Robert Aris Willmott and is graced with eight full-page engravings by John Gilbert. Willmott, an English cleric and prolific editor of British poetry, offers a careful examination of Burns text, striving to maintain the integrity of the original works while making the Scottish dialect more accessible through footnotes. He also included a biography, aiming to encapsulate the significant events of Burns life, his religious views, and intellectual demeanor.



Item number: #41571

Price: $499



BURNS, Robert; WILLMOTT, Rev. Robert Aris (Editor); GILBERT, John (Illus.)



The Poetical Works of Robert Burns.



London; New York: George Routledge and Sons, [1870].



Details:

Collation: Complete

lxiii, [1], 478, [2]

8 engraved plates (including frontispiece)

Provenance: Handwritten

Addie Wayne, 1870

Elias B. Wayne, 1870

Elias B. Wayne was a private in the 59th Ohio Infantry, Company E, during the American Civil War.

Language: English

Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure

Decorative green cloth

Size: ~6.75in X 4.5in (17cm x 11.5cm)



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