Robert Burns
Robert Burns (1759-1796). Scottish poet and collector and writer of folk-songs, including "Auld Lang Syne". The poet's birthday, January 25th, is traditionally celebrated with a haggis supper.
- Papers of Robert Burns correspondence including the poem "The Song of Death" (1791)
- Alexander Howland Smith in the 1880s and 1890s, Smith faked poems written by Burns
- Symbolae Scoticae 18th and 19th century engravings, including material on Burns
!['My heart beats wild to trace your steps/Whose Ancestors, in days of yore/Through hostile ranks and ruin'd gaps/Old Scotia's bloody Lion bore ' [image copyright Edinburgh University, Special Collections]](/images/content/burns.jpg)
Robert Burns: Address to Edinburgh
(detail from La.III.586 fol.22)
Copyright: Edinburgh University, Special Collections.
Related links
- Robert Burns SCRAN: multimedia resources on Scottish history and culture
- Robert Burns: Address to Edinburgh 1787 images of mansucript at University of Edinburgh
- Burns Country (published by Scotweb)
You can receive regular updates on our special features by joining our mailing list.
