A collection of thirteen tales and anecdotes, published for the first time as Hogg intended, and capturing the flavour of Border story-telling.
Both comical and horrific, 'The Three Perils of Woman' is essentially a combination of two stories on similar themes. One is set in the Highlands... Læs mere
Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg’s most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime.
The authorised biography of Richard Briers, best known for his role as Tom Good from BBC sitcom The Good Life.
The authorised biography of Richard Briers, best known for his role as Tom Good from BBC sitcom The Good Life.
Robert Wringham's family is composed of a dissolute father and brother, a pious mother, and a rival father in the person of a fanatical Calvinist minister. He comes to believe that he is one of the elect, predestined to be saved, while others are damned.
Wringhim believes himself to be one of the elect, predestined for salvation and exempt from moral law, who embarks on a career as a murderer... Læs mere
James Hogg's Jacobite Relics - originally commissioned by the Highland Society of London in 1817 - is an important addition to The Collected Works of James Hogg.
This new edition, thoughtfully introduced, extensively annotated and featuring a reading list and Hogg chronology, presents Altrive Tales as a major achievement by one of Scotland’s finest storytellers.
Originally published in 1810, The Forest Minstrel represents the first full collection of songs by Hogg.
This new edition prints together, for the first time, the surviving pre-1807 versions of poems included in The Mountain Bard, the full 1807 collection, and the complete 1821 version.
The definitive edition of the all-time Scottish novel - an 'enduring masterpeice' - introduced by Ian Rankin