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Illustrious Exile: Journal of my Sojourn in the West Indies by Robert Burns, Esq. Commenced on the first day of July 1786 by Andrew O Lindsay

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Summary

In 1786, Scottish poet Robert Burns, penniless and desperate, accepted the position of overseer in Jamaica. He went to the Dutch colony of Demerara, a world of sugar and slavery. This novel deals with the Caribbean landscape and provides imaginative insights into how Burns, as a man of his times, might have responded to slavery.

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Illustrious Exile: Journal of my Sojourn in the West Indies by Robert Burns, Esq. Commenced on the first day of July 1786 by Andrew O Lindsay

In 1786, the Scottish poet Robert Burns, penniless and needing to escape the consequences of his complicated love life, accepted the position of book-keeper on an estate in Jamaica, but the success of his poetry made the journey unnecessary. Andrew Lindsay looks at what could have happened if the voyage had taken place.

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Andrew O. Lindsay taught English at Madras College in St. Andrews, Scotland, and is a former president of the St. Andrews Burns Club.
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ISBN 13 9781845230289
ISBN 10 1845230280
Title Illustrious Exile: Journal of my Sojourn in the West Indies by Robert Burns, Esq. Commenced on the first day of July 1786
Author Andrew O Lindsay
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Year published 2006-01-08
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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