Travel Essays · Character
Burns
Likely Robert Burns, referenced as a literary figure in the Scottish essays.
minor
First appearance: edinburgh
Burns shows up with force in Introductory. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Referenced as coming from the plough-tail to Edinburgh, as to an academy of gilt unbelief and artificial letters.
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In Introductory: Referenced as coming from the plough-tail to Edinburgh, as to an academy of gilt unbelief and artificial letters. Later, in New Town—Town and Country: Referenced as having been inspired by Fergusson,…
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- Edinburgh Literary and Personified City
- Canal Journey Characters
- Camisard and Religious Figures
- Extended Cast of Travels and History
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