Contributions to Scottish Periodicals / / James Hogg; ed. by Graham Tulloch, Judy King.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2021 English
• VerfasserIn: Hogg, James,
• HerausgeberIn: King, Judy,; Tulloch, Graham,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: The Stirling / South Carolina Research Edition of the Collected Works of James Hogg : STIR
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (630 p.)

James Hogg’s contributions to Scottish periodicals from 1810 onwards as they appeared in their original formIncludes carefully edited texts of 82 contributions to 15 periodicals (with the exception of contributions to Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine and The Spy, which appear in other volumes)Provides detailed textual and explanatory notes and glossaryIncludes a scholarly, comprehensive introduction covering the full range of Hogg’s contributions to Scottish periodicals over his whole literary lifeThis volume contains the original versions of James Hogg’s contributions to Scottish periodicals, including newspapers, literary journals and specialist agricultural journals, which were an important outlet for Hogg’s work throughout his literary life and his contributions cover many of his favourite themes and styles including the supernatural, rural life, current events, books, human relationships and Scottish history appearing in short stories, songs, poems, newspaper reports, letters to the editor, travel writing and articles on Scottish life, culture and country. The volume provides examples of the range and diversity of themes, genres and styles found in Hogg’s work from the time when he first came to live in Edinburgh to try and establish himself as an author in 1810 till the time of his death.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Contributions to Scottish Periodicals -- The Scots Magazine -- The Edinburgh Evening Courant -- The Edinburgh Star -- The Caledonian Mercury -- The Edinburgh Annual Register -- The Kelso Mail -- The Sale-Room -- The Clydesdale Magazine -- The Edinburgh Magazine -- The Dumfries and Galloway Courier -- The Edinburgh Literary Journal -- The Edinburgh Evening Weekly Chronicle -- Prize Essays and Transactions of the Highland Society of Scotland -- Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal -- The Glasgow Courier -- Appendix I: James Hogg’s Contributions to Scottish Periodicals 1810–1835 -- Appendix II: Accounts of the Border Games in Edinburgh Newspapers -- Note on the Text -- Hyphenation List -- Textual and Explanatory Notes -- Maps -- Glossary