The Oxford Edition of the Works of Robert Burns: Volume IV: Robert Burns's Songs for George Thomson

by Kirsteen McCue

Between 1792 and his untimely death in 1796, Robert Burns engaged in a detailed correspondence with Edinburgh civil servant and song editor, George Thomson (1757-1851). Thomson had approached him with a commission to provide song texts initially for a large collection of Scottish National airs or tunes.

This fascinating and productive relationship has received little attention over the past two hundred years, with most editions of Burns's songs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198797273
• ISBN13: 9780198797272
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 3.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.9" x 9.8"