Rebellion & Enlightenment
The Scottish Enlightenment
'Essais de Montaigne' from the personal library of Robert Burns
- Period:
- 18th Century
- Description:
These books formed part of the personal library of Robert Burns. They were published in 1754. The ten volume set is incomplete, as volumes 3 and 9 are missing.
The first volume contains an inscription by Robert Burns, the poet's eldest son. In this he recalls as a boy taking the first two volumes to Mr Gray, the rector of the grammar school who had asked to borrow them. He presented them to John McDiarmid, a local journalist and editor of the Dumfries Courier. McDiarmid was an admirer of Burns and collected and published much information about his life in Dumfries.
- Materials/Media:
- paper, leather
- Dimensions:
- (per volume) height 146mm, width 88mm
- Source:
- Robert Burns House, Dumfries
- Accession number:
- DUMFM:1964.144.25
- Digital Number:
- BHBN086n
- Creation Date:
- 1754
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
