James Hogg and The Ettrick Shepherd

Abstract

IN 1947 JAMES HOGG'S NOVEL The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner was republished with an enthusiastic introduction by André Gide. Gide wrote that he had read the novel ‘with a stupefaction and admiration that increased at every page’, but nevertheless he was unable to find a cultured Englishman, American or Frenchman who had read the book or knew anything about its author. Since 1947 Hogg's novel has won a high reputation, a reputation which has been further enhanced by its recent publication in the Oxford English Novels series.

Citation

Mack, D.S. (1970), "James Hogg and The Ettrick Shepherd", Library Review, Vol. 22 No. 6, pp. 307-309. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012536