Project Gutenberg 2011-05-09 Public domain in the USA. 194 Carlyle, Thomas 1795 1881 Carlyle, T. (Thomas) Wight, O. W. (Orlando Williams) 1824 1888 Wight, Orlando Williams 01020814 Life of Robert Burns Editor's preface -- pt. 1. Life of Burns [by J. F. Smith] (From the 8th ed. of the Ency. Brit.) -- pt. 2. Life of Burns [by T. Carlyle] (Review of Lockhart's Life of Robert Burns, 1828). E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana) "Life of Robert Burns" by Thomas Carlyle is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the life and highlights of the celebrated Scottish poet Robert Burns, exploring both his external circumstances and the profound impact of his lyrical genius. The book seeks to present a comprehensive image of Burns as an artist and as a man, capturing his struggles and triumphs. The opening of the book presents an editor’s preface that underscores the significance of Robert Burns as a national bard. It outlines that the biography is divided into two parts: the first briefly covers Burns's life, taken from the "Encyclopedia Britannica," while the second part focuses on a deep spiritual portrait crafted by Carlyle. The text reveals Burns's humble beginnings, education, and early influence from his parents and community. It portrays the elements of his formative years, such as his literary interests, early poetic attempts, and eventual rise to prominence as a poet who encapsulated the spirit of the Scottish people. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 PR Text Category: Biographies 224794 2025-07-14T15:01:01.526963 text/html 228068 2011-05-09T16:36:14 text/html 160251 2025-07-14T15:01:07.187885 application/epub+zip 162625 2025-07-14T15:01:03.968947 application/epub+zip 149157 2025-07-14T15:01:02.881920 application/epub+zip 280332 2025-07-14T15:01:09.655916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256764 2025-07-14T15:01:06.527908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233643 2022-09-16T13:20:33.894632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202734 2025-07-14T15:01:01.155926 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202381 2011-05-09T16:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202402 2011-05-09T16:32:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21198 2025-07-14T15:01:09.812886 application/rdf+xml 11101 2025-07-14T15:01:03.380952 image/jpeg 2963 2025-07-14T15:01:03.126931 image/jpeg 80798 2011-05-09T16:32:47 application/octet-stream application/zip 87085 2011-05-09T16:38:15 application/octet-stream application/zip 80787 2011-05-09T16:32:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 156241 2025-07-14T15:01:01.545935 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 en.wikipedia