Record Number: 18846
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'It so happened that you were the very first man in England that testified approbation of my rude genius after the publication of the Mountain Bard, which you did to Mr Scott in very warm and friendly terms'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1807 and 14 Aug 1817
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: Mainsforth
county: Durham
(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:1779
Socio-Economic Group:Gentry
Occupation:lawyer and landowner
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
n/a
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:Mountain Bard, The
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
sent to him by Walter Scott
Source Information:
Record ID:18846
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Collected Letters of James Hogg, The
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2004
Vol:I
Page:296
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2004), I, p. 296, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18846, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Robert Surtees