The Poems of W. D. Now First Collected. with Notes, and a Memoir of His Life, by D. Laing. 2 Vol. (Supplement.).

Publisher Marketing: Title: The Poems of W. D. now first collected. With notes, and a memoir of his life, by D. Laing. 2 vol. (Supplement.). Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Dunbar, William; Laing, David; 1834, 65. 8 . ORW.1986.a.6767 Contributor Bio:  Dunbar, William William Dunbar was a poet in 15th-century Scotland. Ordained a priest in 1504, he served as a cleric in the court of James IV. Harriet Harvey-Wood is a former literature director of the British Council and a former judge for the Man Booker Prize. She was appointed Order of the British Empire in 1993. Contributor Bio:  Laing, David The author, David Laing's solid family values come through in his books. His writing has lots of lovely imagery and metaphors and references to Australian wildlife. David lives in Needles, Tasmania with his wife and his faithful dog