'The purpose of the edition is two-fold: firstly, to enable readers to see Neilson's work as a whole; and secondly, to enable readers to make informed judgements about the process of composition and transmission. In so doing, the work may provide a sound basis for both critical judgement and about the influence of his editors and their contributions to the texts, in particular, A. G. Stephens. The edition includes all the known verse, published and unpublished, including limericks and humorous quatrains.' - From the introduction.
