Record Number: 23908

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'Some of the fine madams pointed out to him [Mr Sym] a few inadvertencies [in Hogg's "The Spy"], or, more properly, absurdities, which had occurred in the papers; but he replied, "O, I don't deny that; but I like them the better for these, as they shew me at once the character of the writer. I believe him to be a very great blockhead; still I maintain, that there is some smeddum in him".'

Century:

1700-1799

Date:

Between 1 Jan 1810 and 31 Dec 1811

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:

Robert Sym

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

1752

Socio-Economic Group:

Professional / academic / merchant / farmer

Occupation:

n/a

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:

The Spy

Genre:

Essays / Criticism

Form of Text:

Print: Serial / periodical

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23908

Source:

Print

Author:

James Hogg

Editor:

Gillian Hughes

Title:

Altrive Tales

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

2003

Vol:

Collected Works 13

Page:

76-7

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales, (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 76-7, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23908, accessed: 06 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

None