Outstanding figures in British literature
like Washington Irving and William Wordsworth
First Englishlanguage author to have a truly international career in his
lifetime
Influenced writer such as J. F. Cooper, A. Dumas, A. Pushkin
Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, The Lady of the Lake, Waverley, The Heart of
Midlothian and The Bride of Lammermoor.
"A sound head, an honest heart, and
an humble spirit are the three best guides
through time and to eternity"
Robert Burns
17591796
National poet of Scotland
He is the best known of the poets who have written in Scottish
Grew up in poverty and hardship
Made compositions and collected folk songs from across Scotland
His song Auld Lang Syne is often sung at Hogmanay (the last day of
the year), and Scots Wha Hae served for a long time as an unofficial
national anthem of the country.
Other poems and songs of Burns that remain wellknown across the
world today, include A Red, Red Rose, A Man's A Man for A' That, Ae
annaabi.ee 
