Letter, 1896, June 29, the Writer's Club of Brooklyn, N.Y. to W. Craibe Angus, Esq.

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Letter, 1896, June 29, the Writer's Club of Brooklyn, N.Y. to W. Craibe Angus, Esq.

Letter with envelope from MacCulloch which accompanied a presentation copy of his "Ode on the centenary of Burns's death". MacCulloch had sent a copy to Angus for the exhibition two weeks earlier but had since learned from James W.R. Collins "that besides having the honor of being one of the secretaries of the Burns Exhibition, you also have the reputation of being the Burns authority of the world ..."

2 leaves ; 21.5 cm.

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Angus, William Craibe, d. 1899

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MacCulloch, Hunter, 1847-1905.

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Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796) was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement, and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism and socialism, and a cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world. Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature. ...