Letter from James Hogg, 1770-1835, poet and novelist c1832
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Hogg, James, 1770-1835
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James Hogg was born in Ettrick, Selkshire, Scotland in November 1770. Having received little formal education, Hogg taught himself to read and write in his late teens. He continued to work as a labourer and shepherd for twenty five years. Between 1794-1810 Hogg wrote songs which appeared in magazines and in two small collections. Determined to make a career as a professional writer, Hogg, aged 40, moved to Edinburgh in 1810. In Edinburgh, Hogg established a weekly paper entitled, The Spy but onl...
James Hogg (1770-1835: poet and novelist)
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James Hogg ( 1770-1835 ), poet and novelist, was born at Ettrickhall Farm, Ettrick Forest, Selkirkshire. His father was an unsuccessful tenant farmer. He had little formal education but was a great story-teller and learned many ballads from his mother, who came from the Laidlaw family. In 1790 he was employed as shepherd by William Laidlaw of Blackhouse in Selkirkshire, who encouraged him to write. In 1801, visiting the sheep market in Edinburgh, Hogg took the opportunity to have hi...
