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James Barke

Born

in Torwoodlee, Selkirkshire, Scotland

January 01, 1905

Died

January 01, 1958

Genre

Historical Fiction, Drama

Influences

Robert Burns, James Leslie Mitchell ...more

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James William Barke was born in Selkirkshire in 1905 to Galloway parents. He worked on the Clyde shipyards and was involved in local and nationalist politics before starting his writing career. His first novel, The World His Pillow, was published in 1933, but he is best remembered for his five-volume novelization of the life of Robert Burns, which was published in 1946 beginning with The Wind That Shakes the Barley.

The first two books in the Robert Burns quintet (Immortal Memory) were re-published in honor of the 250th anniversary of Burns' birth in 2009 by Edinburgh's Black & White Publishing. Barke also wrote The Land of the Leal (1939), a number of plays including Gregarach, and contributed to anthologies of Burns' poetry. ...more

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James Barke’s books

Average rating: 3.94 · 141 ratings · 21 reviews · 33 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wind that Shakes the Barley: A Novel of the Life and Loves of Robert Burns 3.75 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1946 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Land of the Leal by James Barke, John Burns (Introduction) 4.50 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1939 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Song in the Green Thorn Tree: A Novel of the Life and Loves of Robert Burns 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1947 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wonder of All the Gay World: The Story of Robert Burns 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1949 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Well of the Silent Harp: A Novel of the Life and Loves of Robert Burns 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1954 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crest of the Broken Wave: A Novel of the Life and Loves of Robert Burns really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1953 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Major Operation liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1936 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bonnie Jean it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1959 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The World His Pillow 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1933	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Green Hills Far Away: A Chapter in Autobiography 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1940 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars