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Lifetime: 1770 - 1835 Passed: ≈ 189 years ago

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James Hogg

Books by James Hogg

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Boy's Song

Poetry
19th century Youth Nature Bildungsroman Autobiography Childhood Rural Life Coming-of-age Verse Scotland Nature writing

A Boy's Song is an autobiographical poem by James Hogg, first published in 1816. It is a coming-of-age story that tells of the author's childhood in the Scottish Borders. The poem is written in a simple, unaffected style and is full of vivid descript...

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Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

An early example of a psychological mystery and modern crime fiction, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner details the experience of its criminal anti-hero. It is set in Scotland within a world where angels, devils, and demonic p...