A short but important prayer read to usher in the meal, The Selkirk Grace is also known as Burns's Grace at Kirkcudbright. Although the text is often printed in English, it is usually recited in ...

His most well-known poems include To a Mouse, Address to a Haggis, Tam O'Shanter, A Red, Red Rose and The Selkirk Grace. Alongside his literary contributions, Burns gained fame for his numerous ...

Thomas Douglas, the fifth earl of Selkirk, was an intelligent, quietly ambitious man with a progressive native. In 1792, he had toured the Scottish Highlands and he had been moved by the plight of ...