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Robert Burns (1759-1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is still 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 in a ?light Scots dialect? of English, accessible to a reader of the English language. He also wrote in standard English, and in those writings his political or civil commentary is often quite blunt. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism as well as a cultural icon in Scotland and to Scottish descendants around the globe. As well as creating original compositions, Burns also collected folk songs from across Scotland, often revising or adapting them into the form we know them today. Perhaps the most familiar of these is the New Year?s Eve standard ?Auld Lang Syne? (p577.) This compilation includes the preface to the 1786 Kilmarnock (1st ) Edition, dedication found in the 1787 Edinburgh (2nd ) Edition, Table of Contents, Author?s Notes, Glossary, and Index of First Lines. xxiii + 607pp. Hardcover has green embossed cloth boards with gold lettering and ornamentation on spine, but no DJ. Spine is starting to separate from covers, but is taped to covers and text to prevent loss. Carefully handled with square corners and sound gutters, this book has been read and studied. Contents appear complete but with markings in margins and circling of text that does not affect legibility. Ownership in front facing end papers. ? Size: 16mo ? over 5¾ - 6¾? tall, 630pp. ? Condition: Fair Hardcover without a Dust Jacket ? Ownership markings in end papers, always privately owned. Copy from 4th printing, of this The World Classics Humphrey Milford (Oxford) Edition. This edition was 1st published in 1903. This copy is from the 4th printing 1915. No ISBN, LCCN nor MSR. Seller Inventory # 008221
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