Barnard, Lady Anne. “Auld Robin Gray”. Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, edited by David Herd, 2ndnd ed, Vol.
2
, J. Dickson and C. Elliot, 1776, pp. 196-7. David Herd
Standard Name: Herd, David
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Anthologization | Lady Anne Barnard | The words were printed anonymously in the second edition of Ancient and Modern Scottish Songs, edited by David Herd
, 1776. LAB
did not admit her authorship until 1823, when she confided her secret... |
| Textual Production | Anna Gordon | Anna herself corresponded with Alexander Fraser Tytler about her repertoire in 1800, and was herself the first to put some of her ballads in writing. He replied that he found them consummately beautiful, and... |
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April 2005: The poet Fiona Sampson took up the position...
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April 2005
The poet Fiona Sampson
took up the position of editor of Poetry Review (published by the Poetry Society
)—the first woman to hold this post since Muriel Spark
more than forty years before.