Robert Burns - also known as Rabbie Burns and by various other names and epithets - was a failed ploughman but an outstanding poet and an extraordinary lyricist. In a short lifetime of only 37 years, he wrote over 600 poems and songs to become Scotland's national bard. But his real gift was to transcend his humble beginnings and become a worldwide phenomenon, celebrated more each year, over two centuries after his passing. If Robert Burns has been eclipsed by any other wordsmith, the evidence has yet to be seen.
This chess set is a journey through both his life and his works and celebrates his loves, his humour, his irony and his lasting mark on the world of literature. More importantly, it celebrates his legacy to generations past, present and future.