# Robert Fergusson — Travel Essays character guide

> Robert Fergusson in Travel Essays by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fergusson

**First appearance:** 0027-edinburgh

## Who they are

A Scottish poet referenced in the Edinburgh essays.

## In the story

### [New Town—Town and Country](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/vi-new-town-town-and-country)

Mentioned as Edinburgh's poet and Burns's model, who once saw a butterfly at the Town Cross.

### [VIII: The Calton Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/viii-the-calton-hill)

Mentioned as Burns's master in art, buried in Canongate churchyard, and unjustly forgotten.

### [Winter and New Year](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/ix-winter-and-new-year)

Mentioned as an Edinburgh poet who wrote of winter revelry and tavern life.

### [The Coast of Fife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/travel_essays_se/chapters/the-coast-of-fife)

Mentioned as a poet associated with Edinburgh, though not directly present in the chapter.

## Links

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