Evidence: | 'Mr Laidlaw having a number of valuable books, which were all open to my perusal, I about this time began to read with considerable attention; - and no sooner did I begin to read so as to understand, than, rather prematurely, I began to write.' |
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Century: | 1700-1799 | ||||||||||
Date: | Between 1 Jan 1796 and 1 Jun 1796 | ||||||||||
Country: | Scotland | ||||||||||
Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
Place: | other location: Black House Farm | ||||||||||
Type of Experience (Reader): |
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Type of Experience (Listener): |
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Reader: | James Hogg |
Age | Adult (18-100+) |
Gender | Male |
Date of Birth | 25 Jan 1772 |
Socio-economic group: | Labourer (agricultural) |
Occupation: | shepherd, later poet |
Religion: | n/a |
Country of origin: | Scotland |
Country of experience: | Scotland |
Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Author: | |
Title: | unknown |
Genre: | Science, Unknown |
Form of Text: | Print: Book |
Publication details: | n/a |
Provenance: | read in situ belonged to his employer Mr Laidlaw |
Record ID: | 23841 | |
Source - | ||
Author: | James Hogg | |
Editor: | Gillian Hughes | |
Title: | Altrive Tales | |
Place of Publication: | Edinburgh | |
Date of Publication: | 2003 | |
Vol: | Collected Works 13 | |
Page: | 17 | |
Additional comments: | n/a |
Citation: | James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 17, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=23841, accessed: 28 March 2024 |
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