The Life and Works of Robert Burns: Autobiography; Birth and ancestry; Alloway and Mount Oliphant (1759-1777); Lochlea and Irvine (1777-1784); Mossgiel (1784-1786); AppendicesW. & R. Chambers, Limited, 1896 - Scotland |
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