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I.-Editorial

LIST OF CONTENTS.

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II.-Letters of Robert Burns

III.—Mr. A. J. Law's Collection of Burns manuscripts,
part II.; by Davidson Cook, F.S.A.Scot.

IV. The movement for preservation of the Scottish
vernacular :

(b) A Galashiels example, by Alexander L.
Brown

(c) A Dumfries experiment

(d) Association formed at Edinburgh

(e) Burns clubs and Scottish folk-song, by
Percy Gordon, Mus. Bac. (Oxon.)

(f) Scottish poetry of to-day, by Robert

Bain, M.A.

V.-Memorials of Robert Burns:

(a) Proceedings at Conference, 1926

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(b) A lead from Birmingham, by T. N.
Veitch

VI. The Earl of Carrick in Ayrshire

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VII. Robert Burns a Burgess of Dumbarton, by J. M.

Menzies

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VIII. Glenriddell-Burns Manuscripts: handed over to
Scottish National Library

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IX.-"Burns from a new point of view": letter from
Sir James Crichton-Browne, F.R.S.

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X.-Burns's "Poems": reviews of the first edition
XI.-Robert Burns, epigrammatist; by Frederic Kent -
XII.-Burns, the Royal Archer; by Rev. William

M'Millan, Ph.D.

XIII. Mrs. Stewart of Stair, by John McVie

XIV. In Alloway Kirkyard, by John Horne

XV.-Greenock Burns Club, a sketch of its history; by
Chas. L. Brodie

XVI. Paisley Burns Club, a sketch of its history; by
Rev. James Thomson, B.D.

XVII.-Irvine Burns Club, centenary celebration; by R.

M. Hogg

XVIII. Mr. William Baird, J.P., of Portobello

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XIX. The earliest American editions of Burns's "Poems," by Geo. F. Black, Ph.D.

XX. "The Jolly Beggars": an unrecorded edition XXI.-"The Vow of Luve," by Sures C. Ghatak Reviews of new books:

(a) Sir James Crichton-Browne's "Burns from a new
point of view"

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(b) Professor Otto Heller's "Robert Burns, a revalua-
tion"

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(c) Mr. A. Bain Irvine's "Robert Burns, chapters of
self-revelation"

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(d) Mr. William Power's "Robert Burns, and other
essays"

(e) Sir James Wilson's "The dialects of Central
Scotland"

(f) Mrs. H. Fletcher Lee's "Robert Burns, a play in

(9) Mr. William Stewart's "Robert Burns and the
common people"

(h) Dr. John D. Ross's "A little book of Burns lore " (i) Mr. W. D. Fisher's "Burns and the Bible" Notes, queries, and answers

Burns Club notes

THE BURNS FEDERATION :

(a) List of Hon. Presidents, Hon. Vice-Presidents,
Office-bearers, and District Representatives

(b) Constitution, Objects, Rules, and Benefits

(c) List of Districts

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(d) List of places at which the Annual Conference has

been held

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(e) Minutes of the Annual Conference, 1926

(f) Balance Sheet, 1925-1926

(g) Numerical list of Clubs on the Roll

(h) Alphabetical list of Clubs on the Roll

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

I.-Facsimile of letter (4pp.) from Robert Burns at
Irvine to his Father at Lochlee

II.-Facsimile of Certificate, School Children's Competitions

III.-Burns Cot in Children's Hospital at Birmingham

IV. Facsimile of Dumbarton Burgess Ticket presented to Robert Burns, 1787

V. Mrs. Violet Burns Gowring, Great-granddaughter of the Poet

VI. Stair House

VII. Mrs. General Stewart's grave

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VIII.-Facsimile of inscription on first Minute-book of
Greenock Burns Club -

IX.-Facsimile of portion of first Minute of Paisley Burns
Club -

X.-Facsimile of title-page of an unrecorded edition of
"The Jolly Beggars".