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There are possible plans to have a proper Scottish Writers museum perhaps next to the Scottish library.
At present there is a very small Scottish Writers museum at the top of the mound in Lady Stairs close, with only access up a narrow staircase and that houses only the writers Robert Burns, Robert Louis Stevenson and Walter Scott.
I visited the wonderful and colourful Dublin and a few years back and I
was highly impressed with the Irish writers museum housed in an impressive
historic building.
I
visited Dublin once - home of Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Yeats and others
and the Irish Writers museum was inspiring to visit. I had thought I'd find the
city of music here - but instead it was the city of poetic words, slightly
off-centre colours, a large open heart and.... a singing bus tour guide of
course!
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PS
I notice in the Sunday Times magazine today that they list great biographies
of American and English literature greats with not one mention of any great
Scot there. So here is an excellent
biography by the poet and professor at St Andrews, Robert Crawford, of the
unmatchable Scottish songs smith and poet Robert Burns - The Bard .
