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 81
... poor Duncan was like to perish with hunger ; -he could find no per- son in the house ; but hearing a noise in his aunt's chamber , he went in , and beheld them dressing the corpse of his kind relation ; —it was enough . - Duncan was ...
... poor Duncan was like to perish with hunger ; -he could find no per- son in the house ; but hearing a noise in his aunt's chamber , he went in , and beheld them dressing the corpse of his kind relation ; —it was enough . - Duncan was ...
Page 135
... poor crea- tures ! " said Richard weeping outright , " poor creatures ! God pity them ! " The way that he was packed up was artful and curious . His knees were brought up towards his breast , and his feet and legs stuffed in a wooden ...
... poor crea- tures ! " said Richard weeping outright , " poor creatures ! God pity them ! " The way that he was packed up was artful and curious . His knees were brought up towards his breast , and his feet and legs stuffed in a wooden ...
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... Poor things " said Richard weeping outright " poor things ! God pity them ” The way that he was packed up was artfull and curious . His knees were brought up parrallel to his navel and his feet and legs stuffed in a hat - box another ...
... Poor things " said Richard weeping outright " poor things ! God pity them ” The way that he was packed up was artfull and curious . His knees were brought up parrallel to his navel and his feet and legs stuffed in a hat - box another ...
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