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James Hogg


Born
in Ettrickhall, Selkirkshire, Scotland
January 01, 1770

Died
November 21, 1835

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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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The Private Memoirs and Con...

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The Three Perils of Man

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4.17 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1822 — 27 editions
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3.35 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 1827
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The Mysterious Bride

2.94 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1830 — 5 editions
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The Brownie of the Black Haggs

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Four Tales

3.63 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2001
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The Three Perils of Woman

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3.48 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1823 — 20 editions
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The Devil I am Sure

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The Cameronian Preacher's Tale

3.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1837
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Winter Evening Tales

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“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

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

“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

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October is horror month. How about some classic horror? Poll will be open through September 7. As these are shorter titles (none over 300 pages), we will read two. The two titles with the most votes will be our selections.

 
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