IfV^I TJ* 



<fe 

 A 



THE LAISD OF BURNS; 



A SERIES OF LANDSCAPES RENDERED CLASSICAL BY THE WRITINGS OF 



Engraved in the highest style of Art, 

 From Paintings made expressly for the Work, by D. 0. HILL, Esq., R. S. A. 



Also, Portraits of the Poet, his Friends, and Subjects of his Muse ; 



And Descriptions of the Scenes and Biographical Notices, by ROBERT CHAMBERS, Esq., 



Author of the "Scottish Biographical Dictionary," fec., with 



AN ESSAY ON THE GENIUS AND CHARACTER OF BURNS, 

 BY PROFESSOR WILSON, 



OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. 



In Par's at 2s., or in Five Divisions, doth, gilt, 11s. each. 



"The Landscapes are by D. O. Hill, a painter who successfully emulates the distinctness and fide- 

 lity <! Stunneld, iiiiii the brilliant atmospheric eft'ectsand aerial perspective of Turner." SPECTATOR 



" The Land of Burns is the most charming work that has issued from the press for years."- ART 

 UNION. 



" No man alive was better entitled to write of Robert Burns, the greatest Scottish Poet of the last 

 age, than Professor Wilson, the greatest of the living Poets of Scotland ; and having undertaken the 

 congenial task, we are bound to say, after perusing the Essay before us, that no man could have 

 written so well." EUIN. EVENING POST. 



THE CASQUET OF LITERARY GEMS. 



EDITED BY A, WHITELAW. 

 WITH TWENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRATIVE ENGRAVINGS FROM ORIGINAL DRAWINGS. 



Chiefly by Members of the Royal Scottish Academy. 

 In Four Volumes, eleyantly bound in doth, price 28s., or 24 /'arts, Is. each. 



" Wo do not know any work of the same price which we could name, as containing greater attrac- 

 tions thau the Casquet of Literary Gems." ATHEN/EUM. 



THE REPUBLIC OF LETTERS, 



A Selection in Poetry and Prose, from the works of the most eminent writers, 



with many Original Pieces. 

 By the Editor of the " Casquet of Literary Gems." 



WITH TWENTY-FIVE ILLUSTRAT10ISS, AFTER THE MOST ADMIRED ARTISTS. 

 In Four Volumes, elegantly bound in cloth, price 28.s., or 24 Parts, Is. each. 



" The Republic of Letters ought to be on every parlour table, and in every family library, for it is 

 really a gem ; and one too of surprising lustre." SCOTTISH LIT. GAZ. 



In Five Volumes, Royal 1 Smo. price 25s., tite first Complete Edition of 

 THE POETICAL WORKS 



With an Autobiography, and Reminiscences of his Contemporaries. 

 Illustrated by Engravings from Original Drawings, by D. O. HILL. Esq , R S.A. 



A Iso, variform. with tlte above, in Sit Volumes, price 30s. 

 TALES AND SKETCHES 



Including the Brownie of Bodsbeck, Winter Evening Tales, Shepherd's Calendar, 

 Ac ; and several Pieces never before published. 



