Project Gutenberg 2011-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 179 Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin) 1846 1935 Hughes, James Laughlin The Real Robert Burns Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Real Robert Burns" by James L. Hughes is a biographical account likely written in the early 20th century. This work seeks to reframe the life and contributions of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, focusing on his sincere moral character, his educational background, and his role as a progressive thinker and religious reformer. The narrative emphasizes Burns as a profound interpreter of human ideals such as democracy, brotherhood, and love, arguing against historical narratives that have portrayed him as weak or disloyal. The opening of the book starts with a foreword outlining the author’s intentions to present a just portrayal of Robert Burns, arguing against the negative judgments of previous biographers. Hughes contends that much of Burns's weakness had been exaggerated and that his strengths as a religious thinker, democratic advocate, and a lover of humanity should be highlighted. The text discusses the principles of biography, advocating for an emphasis on the goodness and achievements of great figures rather than their flaws. It positions Burns not only as a poet of love but also as a vital voice for divine ideals and human rights, setting a framework for an enlightening exploration of his life in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature Category: Poetry Category: Biographies 308898 2025-06-14T11:21:55.512074 text/html 318887 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 109715 2021-01-07T12:40:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181234 2025-06-14T11:22:03.871021 application/epub+zip 182812 2025-06-14T11:21:58.092028 application/epub+zip 182812 2025-06-14T11:21:56.548032 application/epub+zip 324305 2025-06-14T11:22:07.683974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297344 2025-06-14T11:22:02.517999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273946 2022-09-16T08:02:35.472729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261719 2025-06-14T11:21:54.473062 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 261581 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100866 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261585 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100837 2021-01-07T12:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20078 2025-06-14T11:22:07.833967 application/rdf+xml 11132 2025-06-14T11:21:57.130024 image/jpeg 3057 2025-06-14T11:21:56.841034 image/jpeg 169312 2025-06-14T11:21:55.539059 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog