This book fills a long felt need, dealing as it does with Robert Burns the Exciseman, an important aspect of Burns life which has, till now, received scant attention from his numerous biographers. At long last, here is a book solely devoted to the last seven years of his life when he served with some distinction as an Excise Officer and coincidentally when it is claimed he was at the height of his powers.

Scottish, Robert Burns, Exciseman, Poet, Dumfries.