Project Gutenberg 2022-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 171 Carlyle, Thomas 1795 1881 Carlyle, T. (Thomas) Noyes, George Rapall 1873 1952 Noyes, George R. 04006651 Essay on Burns $aUnited States :$bHoughton, Mifflin and Company,$c1896. Riverside literature series [105] Al Haines "Essay on Burns" by Thomas Carlyle is a biographical essay written in the early 19th century. Although it takes the form of a review, it serves as an independent exploration of the life and character of the renowned Scottish poet Robert Burns. Through this work, Carlyle shares a deep admiration for Burns, portraying him not merely as a poet but as a complex individual shaped by his circumstances. The opening of the essay discusses the significance of Burns's life and poetry while reflecting on the challenge of adequately capturing his essence. Carlyle critiques previous biographers for failing to portray Burns as the remarkable man he was, instead treating him with a patronizing tone. He emphasizes the difficulty of measuring Burns's true character, especially given the societal constraints he faced. Carlyle’s writing reveals his personal connection to Burns’s struggles and strengths, setting the stage for a detailed examination of the poet's genius, which flourished despite immense challenges. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/essayonburns02carl 20221030134641carlyle 1896 US Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 247228 2025-07-27T11:01:53.417452 text/html 243811 2022-11-01T19:39:02 text/html 303428 2025-07-27T11:01:57.459425 application/epub+zip 305065 2025-07-27T11:01:54.308441 application/epub+zip 155995 2025-07-27T11:01:53.768434 application/epub+zip 378765 2025-07-27T11:01:59.891435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362067 2025-07-27T11:01:57.062475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205807 2025-07-27T11:01:52.872458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205482 2022-11-01T19:39:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18387 2025-07-27T11:02:00.044413 application/rdf+xml 10427 2025-07-27T11:01:53.878445 image/jpeg 1856 2025-07-27T11:01:53.825428 image/jpeg 83914 2022-11-01T19:39:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 295681 2022-11-01T19:39:04 application/octet-stream application/zip 297420 2025-07-27T11:01:53.442406 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 en.wikipedia