EPISODE · Jul 5, 2026 · 48 MIN
Our Old Home Chapter 8 - Some of the Haunts of Burns
from The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library · host Nathaniel Hawthorne
In which the tranquil and rugged haunts of Robert Burns are explored with a discerning eye that balances the poet’s rustic surroundings and enduring legacy, revealing both the squalor of his dwellings and the heartfelt spirit of the Scottish countryside. Visits to humble cottages, graveyards, and memories immortalised in verse evoke a tender reflection on genius nurtured amid adversity, while the landscape itself whispers the songs and passions of the ploughman-poet.
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