Record Number: 18826
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
'Some of my friends think that the introduction and moral of the "Frogs" are too highly wrought and polished for the simplicity of the fable; it is however a very ingenious little thing'.
Century:1800-1849
Date:Until: 4 Mar 1818
Country:Scotland
Timen/a
Place:specific address: Eltrieve Lake
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:Nov 1770
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:shepherd / farmer and 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:Frogs, The: A Fable
Genre:Poetry
Form of Text:Print: Pamphlet
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:18826
Source:James Hogg
Editor:Gillian Hughes
Title:Collected Letters of James Hogg, The
Place of Publication:Edinburgh
Date of Publication:2004
Vol:I
Page:332
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
James Hogg, Gillian Hughes (ed.), Collected Letters of James Hogg, The, (Edinburgh, 2004), I, p. 332, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=18826, accessed: 18 July 2024
Additional Comments:
Letter to John Aitken