Current Affairs 'Gie her a haggis!' - Burns' night in Bohemia
The Scottish poet Robert Burns borrowed his first book from the local baker, and from there the only way was up. His poems, which were originally published to raise money so that he could emigrate, ironically turned Burns into a Scottish icon. The man behind 'Auld Lang Syne' and the title of J.D. Salinger's 'Catcher in the Rye' turns 246 tomorrow. His birthday is being marked both at home and abroad, including the Czech Republic. In-house Scot, Rosie Johnston reports...
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