It is night; I am alone, forlorn on the hills of storms.
        (The Songs of Selma, 24)

1. The Songs of Selma (excerpt)

Biographical information

Given name: James
Family name: Macpherson
Birth date: 27 October 1736
Death date: 17 February 1796
Nationality: Scottish
Family relations
          father: Andrew Macpherson
          mother: Ellen Macpherson
          daughter: Juliet Brewster
Languages
          English
          Scottish
Education
          School at Badenoch
          King's College, Aberdeen: February 1753 to 1755
          Marischal College: 1755
          University of Edinburgh
Literary period: Age of Johnson
Occupation: Tutor
Residences
          Belville, Badenoch, Invernes-sshire to 17 February 1796
          Fludyer Street, Westminster
          Manchester Buildings, London
          Norfolk Street, Strand
          Kingussie, Inverness-shire, Ruthven: 27 October 1736
          Moffat: 1759
Buried at: Westminster Abbey
First RPO edition: 1996-2000