Hogg was a superb letter-writer, and this is the second volume of
the first collected edition of his letters (to be completed in
three volumes). Many of the letters have never been published
before, or published only in part. They vividly reflect Hogg's
varied social experience and shed new light on his own writings and
those of his contemporaries. Among his famous correspondents were
writers such as Scott, Byron, and Southey, antiquarians such as
Robert Surtees, politicians such as Sir Robert Peel, and editors
and publishers such as John Murray, William Blackwood, and Robert
Chambers. This volume begins with Hogg's preparations for marriage
and ends with his taking ship for London for his first and only
visit to the literary metropolis. During the intervening years he
publishes some of his greatest works. Fighting debt, promoting
tourism, maintaining his extensive literary and social circle in
Scotland and in London, and writing prolifically, the Hogg of these
letters is a Scottish cultural powerhouse.
A full editorial apparatus includes biographical notes on his
chief correspondents and an overview of this phase of his life.
Key Features:
* The first ever edition of Hogg's letters to be published
* Includes many letters never previously published
* Features Hogg's correspondence with figures such as Sir Walter
Scott, Lord Byron and Sir Robert Peel
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