Record Number: 23860
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I was very anxious to read it ['The Queen's Wake'] to some person of taste; but no one would either read it, or listen to my reading it, save Grieve, who assured me it would do. As I lived at Deanhaugh then, I invited Mr and Mrs Gray to drink tea, and to read a part of it with me before offering it for publication, Unluckily, however, before I had read half a page, Mrs Gray objected to a word, which Grieve approved of and defended, and some high disputes arose; other authors were appealed to, and notwithstanding my giving several very broad hints, I could not procure a hearing for another line of my new poem. Indeed, I was sorely disappointed, and told my friends so on going away; on which another day was appointed, and I took my manuscript to Buccleugh Place. Mr Gray had not got through the third page when he was told that an itinerant bard had entered the lobby, and was repeating his poetry to the boarders. Mr Gray went out and joined them, leaving me alone with a young lady, to read, or not, as we liked'.
Century:1700-1799
Date:Until: 31 Dec 1815
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Buccleugh Place
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:n/a
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
Text Being Read:
Author: Title:'The Queens Wake'
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Unknown
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceborrowed (other)
shown by Hogg
Source Information:
Record ID:23860
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Altrive Tales
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2003
Vol:Collected Works 13
Page:28-9
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Altrive Tales, (Edinburgh, 2003), Collected Works 13, p. 28-9, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23860, accessed: 04 October 2024
Additional Comments:
None