Title: The well of the silent harp
Description: This book concludes the memorable series of novels in which James Barke has portrayed so successfully the life and loves of Robert Burns. Here are the years of fulfilment, a burgeoning not only of Burns' poetry but of his philosophy, a philosophy hardened in maturity by the radical influences then sweeping the country. The passions of his younger years are all but spent. The loves that burned so fiercely flicker and, like guttering candles, go out -- all except that abiding love for the immortal Jean.
People: Robert Burns (1759-1796)