W. C. NICOLSON ROBERT BURNS / BRITISH RAILWAYS. 39x483/4 inches. McCorquodale, Glasgow. Condition A-: repaired tears and creases in margins; creases in image. Celebrated poet Robert Burns, surrounded by characters and places from his most famous poems, with an inset showing British Railway's routes through Scotland. Born in 1759, Burns achieved immortality by rewriting classic Scottish folk songs creating poems with his own lyrics, revitalizing Scottish culture and pride. More widely known for writing the lyrics to the New Year's song Auld Lang Syne, Burns considered his songs and poems his gift to the Scottish people and never accepted payment for anything he wrote. Scots around the world still celebrate his January 25 birthday each year.
