Record Number: 18936

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'I have received the foregoing little poem from a townsman of your's which I think so good I transmit it to you for insertion in the Juvenile Keepsake and hope you will oblige me by giving it a place'

Century:

1800-1849

Date:

Until: 27 Jul 1830

Country:

Scotland

Time

n/a

Place:

city: Altrive Lake

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:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

author / farmer

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:

Mr Brooks

Title:

[poem]

Genre:

Poetry

Form of Text:

Manuscript: Sheet

Publication Details

not known if published

Provenance

owned

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Source Information:

Record ID:

18936

Source:

Print

Author:

James Hogg

Editor:

Gillian Hughes

Title:

Collected Letters of James Hogg, The

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Date of Publication:

2006

Vol:

II

Page:

393

Additional Comments:

n/a

Citation:

James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2006), II, p. 393, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18936, accessed: 14 May 2024

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Additional Comments:

Letter to Thomas Roscoe, editor of the Juvenile Keepsake annual. Mr Brooks (whom editors think is likely author) was Hogg's lodger.