Robert Burns and AyrshireA guide to the people and places the poet knew
Author : David Williams ISBN : 9780907526957 Cover : hardback Price : £48.00
A new Burns book is always an event worthy of attention and this one has exceeded our expectations. The book is crammed cover-to-cover with biographical detail and anecdotal material about the poet's life, the people he knew and his many adventures in central Scotland. Painstakingly researched, it runs to a whopping 480 pages and the text is complemented and enhanced by over 200 first-class images. Appended also are autobiographical letters written by Burns, and biographical accounts from contemporaries, including his brother Gilbert, together with relevant excerpts from the Statistical Accounts of Scotland.
Robert Burns and AyrshireA guide to the people and places the poet knew