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*''Life and Works of Robert Burns.'' (1800) J.C. Currie | *''Life and Works of Robert Burns.'' (1800) J.C. Currie | ||
(James Currie was once thought to have distorted the story of Burns's life, to use the poet as a 'Dreadful Warning' against the evils of drink. R.D.Thornton's ''James Currie: The Entire Stranger and Robert Burns'' (1963) argues that in his own youth, Currie was so intemperate that the respectability of his middle-age made it hard for him publicly to avoid condemning one whose sins were so like his own had been.) | (James Currie was once thought to have distorted the story of Burns's life, to use the poet as a 'Dreadful Warning' against the evils of drink. R.D.Thornton's ''James Currie: The Entire Stranger and Robert Burns'' (1963) argues that in his own youth, Currie was so intemperate that the respectability of his middle-age made it hard for him publicly to avoid condemning one whose sins were so like his own had been. See [http://www.gla.ac.uk/departments/scottishliterature/research/researchprojects/curriedatabase/A Database of the Correspondence of James Currie (1756-1805)] University of Glasgow) | ||
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Biographies
- Crawford, Robert (2009-01-25). The Bard: Robert Burns, A Biography. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691141711.
- Mackay, James a. (2008-10-30). Robert Burns Poet 1759 - 1796. Alloway Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0907526934.
- McIntyre, Ian (1995-10-19). Dirt & Deity: A Life of Robert Burns. HarperCollins Canada / Trade. ISBN 0002159643.
Collections
- Burns, Robert; Andrew O'Hagan (2009-01-06). A Night Out with Robert Burns: The Greatest Poems. Douglas Gibson Books. ISBN 0771017421.
- Life and Works of Robert Burns. (1800) J.C. Currie
(James Currie was once thought to have distorted the story of Burns's life, to use the poet as a 'Dreadful Warning' against the evils of drink. R.D.Thornton's James Currie: The Entire Stranger and Robert Burns (1963) argues that in his own youth, Currie was so intemperate that the respectability of his middle-age made it hard for him publicly to avoid condemning one whose sins were so like his own had been. See Database of the Correspondence of James Currie (1756-1805) University of Glasgow)