James Logie Robertson

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James Logie Robertson (1846 – 1922) was a literary scholar, editor and author, who also wrote under the pen name Hugh Haliburton.^[1] He was born in Milnathort, Kinross-shire in 1846 and educated at Orwell Parish School and Edinburgh University. He began his teaching career as assistant master at Heriot’s Hospital and George Watson’s College. He joined the staff at Edinburgh Ladies’ College in 1876 and stayed there until 1913. His writings include English text-books, essays and poetry. Much of his poetry was written in Scots under the pen-name Hugh Haliburton.

Works

Poems (1878)
Orellana and Other Poems (1881)
New songs of innocence (1889)
Our Holiday Among The Hills (1882) together with Janet Logie Robertson
Ochil Idylls and Other Poems, (1891) (as Hugh Haliburton)
Horace in Homespun (1900) (as Hugh Haliburton)
The Complete Poetical Works of James Thomson (1908) (editor)
Petition to the Deil: And Other War Verses (1917)

References

↑ "ROBERTSON, James Logie". Who's Who, 59: p. 1499. 1907.

External links

Wikisource has original works written by or about:
James Logie Robertson
Scottish Poetry Library biography with links to poem texts

English Poetry Full-Text Database - R

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 24742512 LCCN: n84087280 ISNI: 0000 0001 1046 6478 GND: 120403013

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Name	Robertson, James Logie
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Short description	British poet
Date of birth	1846
Place of birth
Date of death	1922
Place of death

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