The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings : to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry (v.2)
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Type of record: Book
Title: The works of Robert Burns : with an account of his life, and a criticism on his writings : to which are prefixed, some observations on the character and condition of the Scottish peasantry (v.2)
Classmark: English K-8 BUR
Creator(s): Burns, Robert (1759-1796)
Additional creator(s): Currie, James (1756-1805) (Other); Thomson, Mr (1757-1851) (Other)
Related people: Burns, Robert, 1759-1796
Publisher: Printed for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand; and W. Creech, at Edinburgh; by J. M'Creery, Black-Horse-Court, Fleet-Street
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1806
Language: English
Size and medium: 4 volumes
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/191146
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991009007999705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
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Title vignette.
Edited by James Currie.
Exact relation to earlier editions not certain. Not "a reprint of Dr. Currie's second edition" (Gibson), but most likely of the 4th ed. (1803), to judge by the contents; cf. Egerer 61, 71, 78, 98.
"In the fourth edition, several new letters were introduced, and some of inferior importance were omitted"--v. 2, p. viii. This does not appear to agree with Egerer's descriptions of the changes in contents between eds., but his account of the 3rd and 4th eds. is sketchy.
Collations: v. 1: [A] b B-2B 2C 2D; xii, 395, [1] p. (last page blank), [1] leaf of plates -- v. 2: [A] [a] b B-2G 2H; xxiv, 470, [2] p. (last leaf blank) -- v. 3: [A]1 b B-2C 2D 2E(-2E8); [iii]-xii, 422 p. -- v. 4: [A] b B-2D; xxiv, 414, [2] p. (last leaf blank).
Contents: I. The life of Robert Burns; with a criticism on his writings. To which are prefixed, some observations on the Scottish peasantry.- II. General correspondence; including pieces of miscellaneous poetry. III. Poems formerly published, with some additions. To which is added, a history of these poems by Gilbert Burns.- IV. Correspondence with Mr. George Thomson, including poetry, hitherto unpublished or uncollected.
Indexed in: Egerer, J.W. Burns 98.
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