The Works of Robert Burns

• About Robert Burns
  A short account of the life of Robert Burns.
• Robert Burns Forum
  We now have a forum for Burns on our Electric Scotland Community.
• Robert Burns Lives!
  A series of articles about Robert Burns by Frank Shaw.
• The Life of Robert Burns
  by Rev. George Gilfillan, August 1886. A very detailed account of his life.
• Waddell’s ‘Life And Works Of Robert Burns (1867)
  A 2 volume publication.
• Understanding Robert Burns
  The whole book is available for reading as 9 .pdf files and our sincere thanks to the author George Scott Wilkie for allowing us to publish his book on the site. Here you will get translations of many of his popular songs and poems as well as a glossary of many Scottish words.
• Auld Lang Syne
  Its origin, poetry, and music.
• Etext of Burns' Poems
  You can read his entire collection in Etext format courtesy of the Project Gutenberg.
• Rambles Through the Land of Burns
  By Archibald R. Adamson 1879.
• Click here to listen to a Burns Supper in Real Audio
  This comes courtesy of the Scots Independent newspaper.
• Toast to the Lassies
  A transcript of a "Toast to the Lassies" given at a Burns Supper.
• Click here for a Glossary of Scots words
  Here you will find a glossary of Scots words and their meanings as well as a real audio recording of each word. This will help you find the meanings of the various Scots words that Burns used and how to pronounce them.
• Read Robert Fergusson's Poems
  who inspired Robert Burns.
• Lecture given by Koffi Annan
  At the inaugural "Robert Burns Memorial Lecture" in the UN Building Jan. 13th 2004.
• Follow up story to the above Lecture
  Story of how the Burns Association got a haggis to Koffi Annan.
• Robert Burns’ First Tour –The Border Country
  5^th May to 1^st June 1786. A presentation made by Ron Ballantyne, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Halton Region Robert Burns Society.
• Songs of Robert Burns
  Now first printed with the melodies for which they were written with bibliography, historical notes and glossary by James C. Dick (1903). This also includes sheet music.
• Robert Louis Stevenson's Article on Robert Burns
  For Cornhill Magazine in October 1879
• The Genius In Robert Burns
  Extracted from Professor John Stuart Blackie's 'The Life Of Robert Burns' (1888)
• Buy Haggis Online
  From the Haggis Store, suppliers of MacSweens and Grants tinned haggis.

• Picturesque Scotland
  Included within this book are several chapters on the "Land of Burns".
• An Immortal Memory
  A video of Frank Shaw, President of the St. Andrews Society of Atlanta, giving the Immortal Memory to Robert Burns at the Burns Club in Atlanta, Georgia, 2006.
• An account of Robert Burns
  This is a .pdf file about Robert Burns taken from the publication Scottish Men of Letters of the eighteenth century.
• The Ploughman Poet
  From an autobiographical sketch sent to Dr. Moore.
• Robert Burns
  By Sir George Douglas, Bart and W.S. Crockett. (1904) with lots of illustrations.
• Robert Burns and the Excise Board
• The Deil's Reply to Robert Burns
  Sent in by Ian Fergusson
• RobertBurns.eu [External Link]
  Where you can find a message forum dedicated to Robert Burns
• BBC's Robert Burns Archive [External Link]
  Has recording of all his songs and poems.
• Robert Burns Birthplace Museum [External Link]
  A new museum opened officially in January 2011
• Robert Burns' granddaughter
  Information on her burial place at Guelph.
• Lady Nairne
  A number of Lady Nairne's songs have been confused with those of Robert Burns. I thought as a result it might be interesting to provide information on her work.
• Land of the Leal
  By A Chrichton (1919) (pdf)
• Robert Burns - The Lassies
  By George Scott Wilkie.
• Robert Burns School Program comes to Canada
  An article by Jack Jackson
• Burns at 250
  A report by Ron & Chrys Ballantyne of the Halton Peel Burns Club
• Robert Burns as a Symbol of Montreal Scottish Identity, 1801 - 1875
  A talk given by Gillian Leitch.
• Burns and Tartan
  An article in pdf format by Willie Scobie
• The Heritage of Burns
  By William Robertson Turnbull (pdf) (1896)
• Burns and the Kirk
  A Review of what the Poet did for the Religious and Social regeneration of the Scottish People by Alexander Webster (1888) (pdf)
• The Robert Burns 1859 Centenary: Mapping Transatlantic (Dis)Connection
  A copy of a talk given by Dr Leith Davis at the Jill McKenzie Memorial Lecture at the University of Guelph.
• An Essay about Robert Burns
  By Thomas Carlyle (pdf)
• Vancouver's Tribute to Burns
  With thanks to Simon Fraser University for providing the book.
• Robert Burns in other tongues
  A critical review of the translations of the songs & poems of Robert Burns by William Jacks (1896) (pdf). I might add here there is quite a list of countries where Burns poems were translated.
• Robert Burns and Mrs Dunlop
  Their Correspondence by William Wallace (1898)
• Politics of Burns
  By W. P. Ker
• Robert Burns, a Summary of his Career and Genius
  By Professor John Nichol (pdf)
• Alexandria Burns Club (External link)

• The Banks O' Doon
• Bruce's Address at Bannockburn
• Charlie, He's My Darling
• Green Grow The Rashes
• To A Haggis
• My Heart's In The Highlands
• The Highland Lassie, O
• Killiecrankie
• Handsome Nell
• Ah, Woe Is Me, My Mother Dear
• Here's To Thy Health
• The Lass Of Cessnock Banks
• John Barleycorn
• Holy Willie's Prayer
• The Cotter's Saturday Night
• The Auld Farmer's New Year Morning Salutation To His Auld Mare, Maggie
• To A Louse
• Address Of Beelzebub
• Address To The Toothache
• Yon Wild Mossy Mountains
• The Bonie Moor-Hen
• The Young Highland Rover

• Auld Lang Syne
• To A Mouse
• A Red, Red Rose
• Scotch Drink
• Tam O' Shanter
• The Twa Dogs
• Whistle, an' I'll Come To You, My Lad
• The Tarbolton Lassies
• The Ronalds Of The Bennals
• Bonie Peggy Alison
• The Twa Herds
• Address To The Unco Guid
• Address To The Deil
• Epistle To William Simson
• Halloween
• Epistle To James Smith
• To A Mountain Daisy
• Farewell Song To The Banks Of Ayr
• Address To Edinburgh
• The Bonie Lass Of Albany
• I'm O'er Young To Marry Yet
• Bonnie Jean
• The Battle Of Sherramuir

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