Robert Burns & the Glenriddell Manuscripts
22 January 2026, National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh – free
Discover the incredible story of the Glenriddell Manuscripts – the largest collection of Robert Burns’s original writings in the world.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/robert-burns-and-the-glenriddell-manuscripts-tickets-1975276014733
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Unveiling Lady Scott
Walter Scott, French Influence & Transcultural Connections
Free online from 26 Nov–10 Dec 2025
Céline Sabiron sheds new light on Walter Scott’s work by investigating the French influence of his wife, Charlotte Charpentier & argues that she, as a knowledgeable art & literature enthusiast, greatly assisted him in his work as his secretary, amanuensis, & proofreader
https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/unveiling-lady-scott/312FE027B29B98DEA13AEFD0A39EA095
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Scotland’s Gutenberg: William Ged & the Invention of Stereotype Printing, 1725–49
Examining the ‘non-moveable type’ productions of Edinburgh goldsmith William Ged (c.1683–1749), Dr William Zachs hypothesises the existence of a group of previously unknown stereotyped books, thus offering a revised history of book production in 18th-century Britain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMcEZ9FK6ak
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Burns and Nature
21 January, Glasgow – free
An exploration of Robert Burns’s relationship to nature, told through poetry, spoken word & film.
This event, presented in partnership with the Centre for Robert Burns Studies at the University of Glasgow, will examine Burns’s relationship to place, his life as a farmer, & his perspective on humanity’s relationship to the natural world.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/burns-and-nature-tickets-1975112411391
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‘A Tartan Belle’: Jane, Duchess of Gordon and the Romanticisation of Scottish Identity in London, c.1780–1812
25 Nov, online – free
At a time when markers of Scottish identity were still viewed with suspicion in England, Jane, Duchess of Gordon used her social influence to make Scottish culture interesting & romantic to the British elite
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An audio recording of the actor Brian Cox reading Robert Burns’s “To a Mouse” is available here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03wfgjh
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A poem by Robert Burns, written in 1785.
I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion
Has broken Nature’s social union,
An’ justifies that ill opinion,
Which makes thee startle,
At me, thy poor, earth-born companion,
An’ fellow-mortal!
—Robert Burns, “To a Mouse, On turning her up in her Nest, with the Plough, November 1785”
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Centre for Robert Burns Studies Conference
17 January, University of Glasgow – £25 (includes tea, coffee, lunch, & a toast)
A day conference exploring the life, work, & legacy of Robert Burns.This year, the conference theme is the Burns Supper: a global phenomenon that celebrates its 225th anniversary in 2026.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/centre-for-robert-burns-studies-conference-tickets-1851549627779
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