The Merry Muses of Caledonia A Collection of Favourite Scots Songs, Ancient and Modern, Selected for Use of the Crochallan Fencibles (1799)

by Robert Burns and Et Al

G. Ross Roy (Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English, University of South Carolina, USA) (Introduction)

Attempts to recover Burns' erotic poetry, which his editors attempted to hide from readers, centre round The Merry Muses of Caledonia, of which only two original copies are known to survive. The story of Burns' part in this collection is told in the narrative accompanying this fascsimile.

• ISBN13: 9781570033247
• Publish Date: 28 February 1999
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: University of South Carolina Press
• Edition: Facsimile Edition
• Pages: 128
• Language: English