Record Number: 23905
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was astonished at the luxuriousness of his [Allan Cunningham's] fancy. it was boundless; but it was the luxury of a rich garden overrun with rampant weeds. he was likewise then a great mannerist in expression, and no man could mistake his verses for those of any other man. I remember seeing some imitations of Ossian by him, which I thought exceedingly good; and it struck me that that style of composition was peculiarly fitted for his vast and fervent imagination. When Cromek's "Nithsdale and Galloway Relics" came to my hand, I at once discerned the strains of my friend, and I cannot describe with what sensations of delight I first heard Mr Morrison read the "Mermaid of Galloway", while at every verse I kept naming the author'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1822
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:n/a
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:25 Jan 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:shepherd turned author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[imitations of Ossian]
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:23905
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Altrive Tales
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2003
Vol:Collected Works 13
Page:71
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales, (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 71, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23905, accessed: 04 May 2024
Additional Comments:
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