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James Hogg

Born

in Ettrickhall, Selkirkshire, Scotland

January 01, 1770

Died

November 21, 1835

Genre

Historical Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories

Influences

Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Thomas Pennant, Samuel Johnson, Edmund Spe ...more

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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 ...more

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Average rating: 3.7 · 16,416 ratings · 1,388 reviews · 915 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, John Carey (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 10,205 ratings — published 1824 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Perils of Man by James Hogg, Douglas Gifford (Editor) 4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1822 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	George Dobson's Expedition to Hell 3.33 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1827	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mysterious Bride 2.90 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1830 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brownie of the Black Haggs 3.44 avg rating — 36 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Tales 3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Perils of Woman by James Hogg, Colin Groves (Editor), Antony J. Hasler (Editor) 3.45 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1823 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Cameronian Preacher's Tale 3.33 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1837	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil I am Sure by James Hogg, David Robb (Introduction) 3.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1828	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter Evening Tales by James Hogg, Ian Duncan (Editor) 3.77 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1820 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by James Hogg

The Collected Works of James Hogg (4 books)
by

James Hogg,

Adrian Hunter (Editor),

Barbara Leonardi (Co-editor)

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Quotes by James Hogg (?)

“With regard to the work itself, I dare not venture a judgment, for I do not understand it.”
― James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself

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“…he knew no other pleasure but what consisted in opposition.”
― James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

tags: contrariness, defiance

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“Nothing in the world delights a truly religious people so much as consigning them to eternal damnation.”
― James Hogg, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

tags: damnation, evil, religion

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Old School Classics - April 2026

Maurice by E.M. Forster, written 1914, published 1971, 256 pages

30 votes, 20.8%

Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare, 1601, 348 pages

27 votes, 18.8%

The Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian Andersen, 1835, 320 pages

25 votes, 17.4%

The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton, 1913, 370 pages

20 votes, 13.9%

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, 1885, 327 pages
Last Read by the Group: 2013

20 votes, 13.9%

The Vagabond by Colette, 1910, 224 pages

17 votes, 11.8%

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, 1824, 272 pages

5 votes, 3.5%

144 total votes

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