An Essay on Burns: With Selected Poems by Robert Burns

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Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881) was a Sottish philosopher, satirical writer, historian, teacher and essayist. He is best known for his book The French Revolution: A History, which is said to be the inspiration for Charles Dickens’ novel, A Tale of Two Cities.

An Essay on Burns contains Carlyle’s analysis of selected Robert Burns poems, including such classics as To a Mouse and To a Mountain Daisy.