Project Gutenberg 2011-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 58 Hughes, James L. (James Laughlin) 1846 1935 Hughes, James Laughlin The Real Robert Burns Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "The Real Robert Burns" by James L. Hughes is a biographical account likely written in the early 20th century. This work seeks to reframe the life and contributions of the Scottish poet Robert Burns, focusing on his sincere moral character, his educational background, and his role as a progressive thinker and religious reformer. The narrative emphasizes Burns as a profound interpreter of human ideals such as democracy, brotherhood, and love, arguing against historical narratives that have portrayed him as weak or disloyal. The opening of the book starts with a foreword outlining the author’s intentions to present a just portrayal of Robert Burns, arguing against the negative judgments of previous biographers. Hughes contends that much of Burns's weakness had been exaggerated and that his strengths as a religious thinker, democratic advocate, and a lover of humanity should be highlighted. The text discusses the principles of biography, advocating for an emphasis on the goodness and achievements of great figures rather than their flaws. It positions Burns not only as a poet of love but also as a vital voice for divine ideals and human rights, setting a framework for an enlightening exploration of his life in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Burns, Robert, 1759-1796 PR Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 308775 308776 2024-10-15T04:53:41.027048 2023-09-15T10:28:24.429614 text/html text/html 318887 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 109715 2021-01-07T12:40:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 181127 2024-10-15T04:53:49.353117 application/epub+zip 182790 2024-10-15T04:53:43.685158 application/epub+zip 182790 2024-10-15T04:53:42.009052 application/epub+zip 324297 2024-10-15T04:53:53.076010 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297344 2024-10-15T04:53:48.062103 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 273946 2022-09-16T08:02:35.472729 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261719 261554 2024-10-15T04:53:40.069134 2023-09-15T10:28:23.493592 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 261581 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 100866 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 261585 2021-01-07T12:40:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100837 2021-01-07T12:40:43 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21055 2024-10-15T04:53:53.210998 application/rdf+xml 11132 2024-10-15T04:53:42.579122 image/jpeg 3057 2024-10-15T04:53:42.292104 image/jpeg 169280 2024-10-15T04:53:41.053071 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog