Winter Evening Tales: Collected Among the Cottagers in the South of ScotlandEdinburgh University Press, 2002 - 601 pages "Hogg left a written record of three of his many journeys to the Highlands, those of 1802, 1803 and 1804, and in Highland Journeys he offers a thoughtful and deeply-felt response to the Highland Clearances. He gives vivid pictures of his experiences, including a narrow escape from a Navy press-gang, and a Sacrament day with one minister preaching in English and another in Gaelic. Hogg also explains aspects of Gaelic culture such as the waulking songs, and he describes the trade in kelp, lucrative to the landowners but back-breaking and ill-paid for the workers. Highland Journeys makes a refreshing contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth-century travel writing"--Publisher description. |
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Page 232
... close yerkit against the stock ; for my wife , poor creature ! had twae o ' the weans in ayont her , an ' they war a ' sniffin an ' sleepin ; an ' there was I , lying thinking and thinking what I wad do wi ' a ' my money aince I had it ...
... close yerkit against the stock ; for my wife , poor creature ! had twae o ' the weans in ayont her , an ' they war a ' sniffin an ' sleepin ; an ' there was I , lying thinking and thinking what I wad do wi ' a ' my money aince I had it ...
Page 381
... close body ; one half of them were covered over with snow to the depth of ten feet , the rest were jammed against a brae . We knew not what to do for spades to dig them out ; but , to our agreeable astonishment , when those before were ...
... close body ; one half of them were covered over with snow to the depth of ten feet , the rest were jammed against a brae . We knew not what to do for spades to dig them out ; but , to our agreeable astonishment , when those before were ...
Page 430
... close to her head , that without a minute investigation , the fracture could not have been discovered . Farther still , in confirmation of the words of the apparition , on the surgeon's opening the head , it appeared plainly from the ...
... close to her head , that without a minute investigation , the fracture could not have been discovered . Farther still , in confirmation of the words of the apparition , on the surgeon's opening the head , it appeared plainly from the ...
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affected answer appeared arms asked began believe better body Border called Carmichael circumstances close continued dear door doubt dream Duncan Edinburgh edition Elizabeth eyes face fair father fear fell gave give hand head hear heard heart hill Hogg Hogg's hold honour hope James John keep kind king knew lady late leave length light living looked Lord lost manner matter mean mind morning nature never night obliged once pack passed person Polmood poor published relate remained rest returned round Scotland seemed seen shepherd short side soon speak spirit stand story sure taken tale Tales tell thing thou thought told took turned whole wife Winter wish woman young