The Three Perils Of Man War, Women and Witchcraft

James Hogg (1770-1835) was born on his father's farm near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. he left school for farm work at the age of seven and became a shepherd in his teens. Steeped in oral tradition he was determined to be a poet like Burns from an early age on. He became friends with Walter Scott and in 1810 he went to Edinburgh to seek a literary career. His most well-known work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, made little impact when it first appeared (anonymously) in 1824. He continued to publish poetry and prose until his death in 1835.

About the author

James Hogg (1770-1835) was born near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. From a young age he was determined to be a poet like Burns. He became friends with Walter Scott and in 1810 he went to Edinburgh to seek a literary career. His most well-known work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, made little impact when it first appeared (anonymously) in 1824, but has since won critical interest and attention as a classic of the Scottish canon. He continued to publish poetry and prose until his death in 1835.

Summary

Presents an extraordinary combination of the fantastic, the funny, the serious and the historically realistic. Ranging from Galloway to Northumberland, this title focuses on the Scottish Borders.

Product details

• Authors: James Hogg, Hogg James
• Assisted by: Douglas Gifford (Introduction), Gifford Douglas (Introduction)
• Publisher: Canongate
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 01.01.2001
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature
• EAN: 9780862416461
• ISBN: 978-0-86241-646-1
• Pages: 624
• Dimensions (packing): 12.9 x 19.8 x 3.7 cm
• Weight (packing): 410 g
• Series: Canongate Classics > 37; Canongate Classics
• Subjects: FICTION / Classics; Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Classic fiction: literary and general