Record Number: 18927

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'My two articles in your work has [sic] been very much praised in this country. Prof. Wilson said in a very large public company that "The Cameronian's Tale" was "not only better than any of Sir Walter's in the Keepsake but that it had ten times more merit than them all put together"'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1828

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

n/a

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Wilson

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1785

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

attorney / editor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

Scotland

Country of Experience:

Scotland

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

James Hogg

Title:

'Cameronian Preacher's Tale, The'

Genre:

Fiction

Form of Text:

Print: Book, Serial / periodical

Publication Details

published in Allan Cunningham's 'Anniversary' for 1828

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18927

Source:

Print

Author:

James Hogg

Editor:

Gillian Hughes

Title:

Collected Letters of James Hogg, The

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

2006

Vol:

II

Page:

321

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The (Edinburgh, 2006), II, p. 321, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18927, accessed: 28 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Wilson was 'Christopher North'. Letter from Hogg to Allan Cunningham.