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On the Trail of Robert Burns
Contributor(s): Cairney, John (Author)

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ISBN: 0946487510     ISBN-13: 9780946487516
Publisher: Luath Press Limited
OUR PRICE: $13.56  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: January 2000
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Annotation: Follow Scotland's bard: the Burns trail provides a splendid introduction to Burns and a new challenge to Burns fanatics. John Cairney visits more than 100 places connected with Burns. He has been described as a living embodiment of Burns and has written and performed Burns for stage, radio, film, television, and festivals around the world. His use of Burns' own poems and correspondence helps to set the scene and the mood of Burns' travels as well as his own.
-- Includes Burn's poems and correspondence
-- Detailed maps and comprehensive map references.

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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Poetry
- Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Dewey: B
LCCN: 00303180
Series: On the Trail of
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.37" W x 8.32" L (0.68 lbs) 192 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Price on Product
 
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Publisher Description:
Is there anything new to say about Robert Burns? John Cairney says it's time to trash Burns the Brand and come on the trail of the real Robert Burns. He is the best of travelling companions on this entertaining journey to the heart of the Burns story. Internationally known as 'the face of Robert Burns', John Cairney believes that the traditional Burns tourist trail urgently needs to find a new direction. In an acting career spanning forty years he has often lived and breathed Robert burns on stage. On the Trail of Robert Burns shows just how well he has got under the skin of Burn's complex character. This fascinating journey around Scotland is a rediscovery of Scotlands national bard as a flesh and blood genius. On the Trail of Robert Burns outlines five tours, mainly in Scotland. Key sites include: Alloway - Burn's birthplace. Tam O' Shanter draws on the Alloway Kirk witch-stories first heard by Burns in his childhood; Mossgiel - Between 1784 and 1786 in a phenomenal burst of creativity Burns wrote some of his most memorable poems including Holy Willie's Prayer and To a Mouse; Kilmarnock - The famous Kilmarnock edition of Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect published in 1786; Edinburgh - Fame and Clarinda (among others) embraced him; and Dumfries - Burns died at age 37. The trail ends at the Burns mausoleum in St Michael's churchyard.

Contributor Bio(s): Cairney, John: -

Dr John Cairney lives in Auckland with his wife Alannah O'Sullivan, and together they form the Pennyfarthing Partnership. John returns to Scotland on a regular basis. He made his stage debut at the tender age of 17 and has been acting ever since. He has adapted Burns for theatrical productions for decades, and performed for radio, television, in film, on stage, in musicals, as well as producing video and audio recordings of the Bard. He has toured his one-man show and was awarded a PhD for his work on Stevenson. Previous titles include On The Trail of Robert Burns, Immortal Memories and The Luath Burns Companion.


 
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