Lines chiefly in praise of the Bard; Towering genius: Robert Burns composing The Cotter's Saturday Night in 1786 Home of a Scots icon: Robert Burns was born in this cottage in Alloway, Ayrshire.

The Daily Mail (London, England) | January 23, 2009 | Copyright

Byline: TOM KYLE

IT was reported this week that Robert Burns is worth [pounds sterling]159million annually to the Scottish economy.

There was no breakdown of that figure but the publishing industry must be accounting for a fair share of it, this year at least.

Books on Burns are hardly uncommon, but as the 250th anniversary of his birth approaches, the usual steady trickle has become a flood.

At the top of the list is The Bard: Robert Burns, A Biography (Robert Crawford, Jonathan Cape, [pounds sterling]20). This new life of Burns presents ...

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