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  Robert Burns, or 'Rabbie Burns' as he was fondly called by the Scots, was a famous Scottish poet. He was born on 25 January 1759, and died in July 1796, which meant he was only 37 when he died. He wrote some amazing poetry in the time he was alive, including Auld Lang Syne which most of us sing on New Year's Eve. We say that he's the national poet of Scotland because of his work, and we still celebrate him today on Burns Night on his birthday every year. 1.Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759 in the village of Alloway which is close to Ayr in Scotland. His parents were called William Burnes and Agnes Brown, and they were both from families of farmers. 2.He had three brothers and three sisters. He was the oldest of the siblings. 3.You can visit the cottage in Scotland that Robbie Burns was born in, which is now a museum that teaches you all about his life as a child. 4.As a child, Robert Burns and his siblings worked very hard on his family farm ins

  My Shadow I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed. The funniest things about him is the way he likes to grow- Not at all like proper children, which is always very slow; For he sometimes shoots up taller like an India rubber ball, And he sometimes gets so little that there's none of him at all. He hasn't got a notion of how children ought to play, And can only make a fool of me in every sort of way. He stays so close beside me, he's a coward you can see; I'd think shame to stick to nursie as that shadow sticks to me! One morning, very early, before the sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed. From A Railway Carriage Faster than fairies, faster than witches, Br

  Robert Louis Stevenson Introduction (1850–94). Although he only lived to the age of 44, Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson had a great impact on the world of literature. Some of his best-known works were for children. They include the adventure tales Treasure Island, published in 1883, and Kidnapped (1886). Early life Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson was born on November 13, 1850, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He spent much of his childhood sick in bed with lung trouble. His mother read to him often, and he liked to make up stories himself. Sometimes he was well enough to travel with his father, a civil engineer, to inspect lighthouses and harbors. Stevenson attended Edinburgh University. He studied law but did not end up practicing it. Instead he turned his attention to writing. He made friends with the leading literary men of the time and began contributing essays to magazines.                                      Career and travels Stevenson spent much of his life trying to find a pla