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The Ultimate Burns Supper Book: A Practical (but Irreverent) Guide to Scotland's Greatest Celebration
Clark McGinn
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Description for The Ultimate Burns Supper Book: A Practical (but Irreverent) Guide to Scotland's Greatest Celebration
paperback. An updated version of McGinn's practical approach to running a Burns Supper, complete with illustrations. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; HBTB; WBN; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Burns Suppers have existed for over 200 years in celebration of Scotland’s national bard, Robert Burns. The Ultimate Burns Supper Book highlights the fun in organising a Burns Supper., whether you are a host or a guest.
The book includes a complete run through of what to expect on the night, with a list of courses and speeches, what to wear, how to prepare and present speeches, common Burns Supper questions (and answers!), Burn’s greatest poems, including a full English verse translation of the ‘Address to a Haggis’, and answers to your worries about eating haggis and drinking whisky.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910745229
SKU
V9781910745229
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Clark McGinn
CLARK McGINN is a successful banker and widely credited Burns supper speaker. Born in Ayr and educated at Ayr Academy and Glasgow University, McGinn has a keen interest in the legacy of poet Robert Burns.
Reviews for The Ultimate Burns Supper Book: A Practical (but Irreverent) Guide to Scotland's Greatest Celebration
This is the best, the clearest, the sharpest, the only guide you will ever need. - PROFESSOR MURRAY PITTOCK A genial book that stresses the fun to be had rather than the rules to be followed… exudes bonhomie and offers practical suggestions and quirky factoids. - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY Mixes humour with some serious work on Burns. ... Read more