Record Number: 18937
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
[Hogg is enclosing his 'Adventures of Colonel Peter Aston'] 'No body ever saw it but Dr Moir (Delta) who read it and will recognize it at first sight but as it is likely he will be of the fraternity I hope this will be no objection' [Hogg wants the story to appear in The Club Book]
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 11 Dec 1830
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:1798
Socio-Economic Group:Professional / academic / merchant / farmer
Occupation:author
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:Scotland
Country of Experience:Scotland
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
n/a
Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'Adventures of Colonel Peter Aston, The'
Genre:Fiction
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceowned
Source Information:
Record ID:18937
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Collected Letters of James Hogg, The
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2006
Vol:II
Page:416
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2006), II, p. 416, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18937, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to Andrew Picken, 'The Club Book's' editor. Moir wrote poetry for 'Blackwood's'