![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She is a poet, 29 years old, and eager to meet the latest young poet on the scene, Robert Burns. At first glance, this may seem a dramatically romantic gesture but his ardour turned into controlling mental abuse.Īgnes lives in a flat in General’s Entry off Potterow. On one occasion he had booked all other seats on a 10-hour coach journey from Glasgow to Edinburgh just to be alone with her. Her husband had once been so keen to win her heart that he was quite obsessed. She’s separated from her husband James who has relocated with their 3 children to Jamaica to make money in slavery. Originally from Glasgow, Agnes (Nancy) McLehose came to Edinburgh in 1782 following the death of her father. At this point, he is becoming well-known as the ‘ploughman poet’ and looking to make some notable connections. The first edition was published in July that same year. He spends about 6 months in search of a publisher for the second edition of his collection of poems. ![]() Robert (Rabbie) Burns first rides into Edinburgh from Ayrshire on a borrowed horse in late November 1786. This meeting sparked a secret love affair, Sylvander & Clarinda, a Scottish love story that inspired the writing of Ae Fond Kiss. Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns spent some time in Edinburgh, where he met Agnes (Nancy) McLehose. ![]()
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