Record Number: 18669
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'I heard two gentleman [sic] reading with great glee and much laughter several sheets of a parody upon part of it yesterday which they gave me to understand would be published. The verse seemed not at all contemptible but the matter bore every mark of malice and envy'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:1 May 1808
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:city: Edinburgh
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
passive in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Listener: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:Nov 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Labourer (agricultural)
Occupation:shepherd, became author
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:[a parody of Scott's 'Marmion']
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Manuscript: Sheet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18669
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Collected Letters of James Hogg, The
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2004
Vol:I
Page:86
Additional Comments:
n/a
Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2004), I, p. 86, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18669, accessed: 28 September 2024
Additional Comments:
None