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Robert Burns was largely unheralded while alive, but his legacy has only grown down the years
Although the historian David Starkie once provocatively dismissed Robert Burns as a minor British provincial poet, he is ...
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Stunning mansion where William Wordsworth smoked opium goes on market for huge sum
The mansion near Edinburgh is where Ivanhoe author Sir Walter Scott lived for six years and it was the scene of the infamous ...
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What Is Burns Night? Celebrating Scotland's Bard with Poetry, Whisky, & Tradition
Scots and those with Scottish cultural connections will gather to celebrate Burns Night - an annual holiday that honors the ...
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Column: Experiences when young can dictate how we function as adults
In my last column, I celebrated A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, which I saw as particularly powerful in its ...
Scottish mansion where William Wordsworth and Sir Walter Scott 'smoked opium' up for sale
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to purchase a home where Sir Walter Scott lived and smoked with William Wordsworth has come ...
Scottish mansion where famous writers smoked opium for sale
A Scottish mansion where writers Sir Walter Scott and William Wordsworth were reputed to have smoked opium has been brought to the market. Sir Walter lived at the house for six years and was also said ...
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This Is How to Celebrate Burns Night
This year the Burns Distilled event will take place on Jan. 23 at 55 Little W12th Street in New York. Below is a little on ...
In the Trump era, there’s one classic English writer you must read
William Hazlitt’s 1825 publication The Spirit of the Age contains some strikingly timely warnings about fake news and abuse ...