Record Number: 18744

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Pray have you seen a poem that was published last year entitled "Anster Fair" I am vexed that it has never been noticed for their [sic] is a strength of mind and a [TEAR] originality of conception manifested in it which I n[TEAR] before witnessed - it is anonymous but I understand it is written by a poor schoolmaster in Fife you must by all means see it'.

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 3 Jun 1814

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:

James Hogg

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

Nov 1770

Socio-Economic Group:

Labourer (agricultural)

Occupation:

shepherd and author

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:

William Tenant

Title:

Anster Fair

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Print: Book

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18744

Source:

Print

Author:

James Hogg

Editor:

Gillian Hughes

Title:

Collected Letters of James Hogg, The

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

2004

Vol:

I

Page:

179

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The (Edinburgh, 2004), I, p. 179, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/RED/record_details.php?id=18744, accessed: 20 April 2024

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Additional Comments:

Letter from Hogg to Byron