Robert Burns in Your Pocket
Robert Burns in Your Pocket from Waverley Books contains a clear and accessible biography of Burns and his work, fifty-two of Burns’ poems and songs, a comprehensive glossary of Scots words, and an index of first lines. Illustrated with line drawings of scenes from his life, this book also gives a brief introduction to each poem. Burns lived in, and was inspired by, Ayrshire, Edinburgh, and Dumfries, and the book includes a guide to key landmarks in the section ‘The Land o’ Burns’. This compact book combines quality, style and value. Poems and songs include ‘To a Mouse’, ‘Tam o’ Shanter’, ‘Holy Willie’s Prayer’, ‘Scots Wha Hae’, ‘Address to a Haggis’, ‘Green Grow the Rashes, O’, ‘Auld Lang Syne’, ‘Ae Fond Kiss’, ‘A Red, Red Rose’ and ‘Comin’ Through the Rye’.