The Poems of James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd

by James Hogg

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288 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

James Hogg was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading. He was a friend of many of the great writers of his day, including Sir Walter Scott, of whom he later wrote an unauthorized biography. He became widely known as the "Ettrick Shepherd", a nickname under which some of his works were published, and the character name he was given in the widely read series 'Noctes Ambrosianae', published in Blackwood's Magazine. He is best known today for his novel The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. His other works include the long poem The Queen's Wake, his collection of songs Jacobite Reliques, and the novels The Three Perils of Man, The Three Perils of Woman, and The Brownie of Bodsbeck.

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a treat, and the perfect holiday reading. Every time I open this book I'm transported back to 1700's Scottish brogue, old English with stories of fairies, lullabies. A lot of hard wading in areas (due to my own lack of understanding) but fun to try deciphering nonetheless. The intro was e reason I bought this little hardcover book with its disintegrating pages. I read of James Hogg born in late 1700's who went to school for a few months of the year at ages six and seven, at this point he was employed by the neighbouring farm to herd cattle and thus the end of his formal education. He becomes a young man intent of learning to write, read and transform his mother's early storytelling. And eventually crafting his own.