ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Neil Wilson Publishing

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781903238486

RRP: £15.00

PAGES: 320

PUBLICATION DATE:
March 28, 2002

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Understanding Robert Burns: Verse, Explanation and Glossary

Robert Burns

George Scott Wilkie

The poems of Robert Burns are known throughout the world, but are often misunderstood. For too long, lovers of his poetry and songs have struggled with the meaning of many of the bard’s words. This volume of Burns’ poetry, with 138 poems, carries opposite every stanza of each poem the meaning of what Burns has written along with a helpful glossary to enable the reader to gain an immediate understanding. No delving into notes at the end of the book is necessary. This is a new way to access the works of Robert Burns.

Robert Burns

George Scott Wilkie became a fan of Burns as a Leith schoolboy and has retained his passion for the bard throughout adult life. He is retired and lives near Cambridge.

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