Britannica
Sources used in this answer
When was “Tam o’ Shanter” published?
Created from Britannica articles
using AI.
AI can make mistakes, so verify using Britannica articles.
Robert Burns
Robert Burns, engraving from A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, 1870.
The mock-heroic poem "Tam o’ Shanter" by the Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1791.12