Digital images
Our Digital Gallery contains hundreds of images from unique items in National Librray of Scotland collections. Please note that limited contextual information is available for some material.
Robert Burns -
Kilmarnock Edition
Online reproduction of the first collection of Robert Burns's work to be
published. The dropdown menu feature enables users to search for
the majority of poems in the Advanced Higher recommended reading
list by name.
Curriculum Areas: A Curriculum for Excellence, Literacy and English; English (Standard Grade, Higher, Advanced Higher)
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