- Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, History, Kings and rulers
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and epic.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Barbour, John
- First published
- March 1998
- Pages
- 792
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English, sco
- ISBN
- 9780862416812
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First sentence
“(I) Stories are enjoyable to read, even if they are only fables, so stories that are true, if spoken well, should give double pleasure in the hearing.”
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