J. O. Mitchell, LL.D. — Burns and His Times, As Gathered from His Poems

Glasgow, James MacLehose and Sons, 1897. Hardback. A fantastic journey into the world and society behind popular Scottish poet, Robert Burns. John Oswald Mitchell (1826-1904) was a Scottish writer, who compiled this non-fiction work regarding eighteenth century Scotland on the grounds of Burns' poetry, with chapters detailing all aspects of life, including politics, agriculture, fashion, food and drink, religion and superstition. Robert Burns (1759-1796) was active in the second half of the eighteenth century, and is widely celebrated as being the national poet of Scotland, writing primarily in English using a Scots dialect, and a pioneer of the Romantic movement. In the publisher's original hardback format. Externally a trifle rubbed, bumping to the corners , and the head and tail of the spine, with fading to the spine. Stamp of ownership to front endpaper. Internally firmly bound, pages bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .