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Happy Robert Burns Day and Burns Night. Here's a little piece on his last home, Burns House museum in Dumfries - a place of pilgrimage ever since the poet’s death there in 1796 https://t.co/s5hqe0hMcQ

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2022-01-25

A Bookbug session for Burns Night.
Available to watch on our YouTube channel from 12:30pm tomorrow 25th January. Don't miss it!
https://t.co/4LSdTDAf6m

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2022-01-25

Painting at Bedtime.
Tam O'Shanter.
Alexander Goudie.

These two paintings illustrate part of Tam O'Shanter.
'Scarcely had he Meggie rallied', 'When out the hellish legion sallied.' Tam escaped from the witch Cutty Sark with his life, brave Meggie minus her tail.

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2021-01-26

He may still have his Christmas decs up (that's allowed this year though!) but anyway, it's Happy Birthday to Bob or do I mean Rob!? 🤗🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🥳

Drawing- Rob'n'Bob! 😀

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2021-01-26

Slàinte mhath! Happy Burn's Night! I love Burn's Night and each year I usually have a Burn's Night celebration with my loved ones,but tonight will just be a low key affair - wherever you are have a wee dram on me!

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2021-01-26

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face, / Great chieftain o the puddin'-race!

Here's a short extract from our title 'The Menu: Memorable Meals from Escoffier at the Ritz to a Suffragettes’ Victory Dinner...' about the origins of this celebration.

Happy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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2021-01-26

‘And, vow! Tam saw an unco sight
Warlocks and witches in a dance;
Nae cotillion brent-new frae France’

This woodcut with stencil colouring from broadsheet of Tam o’Shanter was printed in Glasgow during the early 19th century.

Have a great 🎉🥃

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2021-01-26

Hello it's Lovely engraving by Thomas Bewick for the ballad 'On a Bank of Flowers'. Catnatch's The Poetical Works,1808. In Archive . Listen to it 👉 https://t.co/aJTgf8BWXM

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2021-01-26

It's tonight where we celebrate the life and poetry of . From our Special Collections is this rather unusual and gruesome little booklet by Scottish Lawyer and Phrenologist George Combe about the Bard's skull 💀

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2021-01-25

Barrington Stoke are based in Edinburgh so Happy Burns Night to everyone

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2021-01-25

Happy Burns night to my Scottish fellow writers Enjoy your poetry, neeps and tatties.

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2021-01-25

Our Heeland Coos look perfect on your walls and make for great additions to your kitchen too… From artwork to homeware, browse the range of gentle giants on my website! https://t.co/zfvW52jLsu

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2021-01-25

Greetings this honouring Scottish poet
This edition of poem Tam O' Shanter, from our & Special Collections, was published in Scotland,1855.
It contains engravings by John Faed, capturing a wild night of drinking, dancing, riding & witchcraft!

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2021-01-25

*LOOK INSIDE* Click the link to have a wee keek inside our meets Tam O'Shanter adaptation by the dynamic duo & ! Available in our shop, online, in paperback & Kindle https://t.co/O6N35GYZ0N 🥳👻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🧙‍♀️🐎⛪️

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2021-01-24

Robert Burns once wrote 'A night o' guid fellowship sowthers it a’!' which means an evening in good company can mend everything 💙

Although we can’t get together for a Burns Supper this year, you can join Scotland & celebrate with a 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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2021-01-21