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    Rab the Rhymer: Poems and songs of Robert Burns - a 250th Birthday celebration
    Rab the Rhymer: Poems and songs of Robert Burns - a 250th Birthday celebration
    Rab the Rhymer: Poems and songs of Robert Burns - a 250th Birthday celebration
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    Rab the Rhymer: Poems and songs of Robert Burns - a 250th Birthday celebration

    Written by Robert Burns

    Narrated by David Rintoul, Vivien Heilbron, Adrian Chandler and Mhairi Lawson

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    About this audiobook

    Acclaimed actors David Rintoul and Vivien Heilbron and eminent musicians Mhairi Lawson and Adrian Chandler present not only Burns' greatest hits, but also a selection of his lesser-known, yet fascinating works. Together these provide a comprehensive overview of his prodigious and versatile genius.

    Divided into four thematic sections ('Love', 'Of Mice & Men', 'Off to War' and 'Food & Drink'), there's favourites like "A Red, Red Rose", "To A Mouse", "Tam O'Shanter", and "Ae Fond Kiss", interspersed with less familiar poems and songs such as "Rattlin' Roarin' Willie", "The Slave's Lament", and Burns's philosophy of poetry summarized in the three "Epistle to J. Lapraik".

    ©2009 Paul Kent (P)2013 Creative Content

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCreative Content
    Release dateJan 1, 2014
    ISBN9781908807120
    Rab the Rhymer: Poems and songs of Robert Burns - a 250th Birthday celebration
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    Robert Burns

    Robert Burns has been involved in the areas of self improvement and assisting people in becoming who they were meant to be from birth. He knows that stories play a significant role in our life's choices and future accomplishments. This short story has a wealth of information concerning friendship so I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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    • 5/5
      Excellent edition of poetry with biographical details and glossary; Souvenir Edition, 1969, in excellent condition with cover. ISBN number given is printed on dustcover, the last digit is probably capital i not 1
    • 5/5
      What a gift Burns had for rhyme and meter. He makes it look so easy and spontaneous. The book has lots of social commentary with poems written as open letters to his contemporaries and epitaphs for the deceased. He eulogized the living and the dead in verse. He commented on current political and religious debates in verse. This was in additional to the usual topics of life, death, and romance chronicled by all poets. There is also much in praise of the delights of love, flesh, drink, and the working class. He was a rural farmer who never forgot his roots, or, more accurately his plow and barn dances, and especially what you might do when the dancing was over. This edition contains the nearly complete lyrical works of Scotland’s most famous poet. A few recently discovered verses and some of the more raunchy erotic lyrics, such as “Brose and Butter” are missing, but the volume is still a poetic banquet with a glossary of Scots words, and indexes by first line and title.