Project Gutenberg 2023-01-22 Public domain in the USA. 344 Ferguson, J. De Lancey (John De Lancey) 1888 1966 Ferguson, John De Lancey Ferguson, DeLancey 39008763 Pride and Passion: Robert Burns, 1759-1796 $aUnited States :$bOxford University Press,$c1939. Tim Lindell, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Pride and Passion: Robert Burns, 1759-1796" by J. De Lancey Ferguson is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book delves into the life and character of Scottish poet Robert Burns, capturing the complexities of his personality against the backdrop of 18th-century Scotland. Ferguson aims to explore who Burns was beyond the clichés often found in biographies, focusing on his relationships and the socio-political climate of his time rather than a strict chronological narrative. The opening of the work establishes the tumultuous social context in which Robert Burns lived and created his poetry. It details Scotland's state as a region grappling with poverty, political subjugation, and a struggle for cultural identity following the Union of 1707. The author critiques how many biographies overlook the vibrant reality of Burns’s life, emphasizing instead the blandness of traditional accounts. Throughout this introduction, themes of pride and passion emerge as crucial elements of Burns's character, setting the stage for a deeper examination of both his life experiences and the impact of his surroundings on his creative output. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015028779778 20201126013828ferguson 1939 US Reading ease score: 54.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 PR Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European 684415 2025-07-27T13:31:26.991853 text/html 622610 2024-10-19T03:53:39 text/html 439150 2025-07-27T13:31:37.044811 application/epub+zip 440746 2025-07-27T13:31:29.039870 application/epub+zip 356177 2025-07-27T13:31:27.996885 application/epub+zip 567969 2025-07-27T13:31:42.938827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 513021 2025-07-27T13:31:35.949865 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 546168 2025-07-27T13:31:25.416886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 526119 2024-10-19T03:53:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15853 2025-07-27T13:31:43.085794 application/rdf+xml 8808 2025-07-27T13:31:28.283860 image/jpeg 1897 2025-07-27T13:31:28.129860 image/jpeg 376968 2025-07-27T13:31:27.068909 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