Record Number: 18927
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'My two articles in your work has [sic] been very much praised in this country. Prof. Wilson said in a very large public company that "The Cameronian's Tale" was "not only better than any of Sir Walter's in the Keepsake but that it had ten times more merit than them all put together"'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 1 Jan 1828 and 31 Dec 1828
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:1785
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:attorney / editor
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Cameronian Preacher's Tale, The'
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Print: Book, Serial / periodical
Publication Detailspublished in Allan Cunningham's 'Anniversary' for 1828
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18927
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Collected Letters of James Hogg, The
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2006
Vol:II
Page:321
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2006), II, p. 321, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18927, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Wilson was 'Christopher North'. Letter from Hogg to Allan Cunningham.