Collected poems of Robert Burns : with an introduction and bibliography /
Robert Burns, Tim Burke
- xxiv, 600 pages ; 20 cm
- Wordsworth poetry library .
First published in 1994 by Wordsworth Editions Limited.
Born in 1759 into miserable rustic poverty, by the age of 18 Burns had acquired a good knowledge of both classical and English literature. This collection includes some of his most famous works such as the ballad "Auld Lang Syne", and "Tam o'Shanter".