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Known in Scotland as simply “The Bard,” Robert Burns (1759–1796) endured a childhood of hardship and poverty to become a celebrated poet who is today widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland. J. C. Shairp’s biography of Burns is an insightful look at the life of this pioneer of the Romantic Movement.
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