A compact collection of the works of Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns.
This generous collection gathers a variety of poems and songs by Robert Burns. Among the best-known entries, you'll find the Hogmanay anthem, Auld Lang Syne, the playful Green Grow the Rashes, and the homesick My Heart is in the Highlands.
The poems range from humorous satire to serious societal comment: from the mock-heroic Address to a Haggis, the rousing A Man's a Man for a' That, and the tender To a Mouse. The Birks of Aberfeldy and Bonnie Dundee, among many others, capture the romantic history of Scotland.
Several of his longer narrative poems are included, showing Burns as the tremendous storyteller he was: Holy Willie's Prayer, The Twa Dogs and Tam o'Shanter to name but a few. No collection would be complete without his love poems. Ae Fond Kiss, aching with the pain of parting, and A Red, Red Rose, a truly beloved declaration of love, sit alongside many other verses written for the sweethearts who inspired him. |
