Tae The Lasses

At long last a new viewpoint on Robert Burns - The womenfolk in his life. Forty short biographies of his female acquaintances and lovers. Their circumstances spanned the social divide from maidservant to ladies of the court of George III.

Previously, little information was available about many of Burns' women friends, but now, after seven years of research, Tae The Lasses puts this right by pulling their stories together in one book. Some of the lasses are well known like Jean Armour and Agnes McLehose, others like Jenny Clow and Polly Stewart are less familiar names.

The 436 page book contains not only biographies and where possible illustrations, but also the words and music for each of the 102 songs which Burns wrote for them and records his thoughts and comments on each song.

By Scots writer Maureen Bell.