Electric shepherd
Subtitle: a likeness of James Hogg
By: Karl Miller.
Publisher: Faber and Farber
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
Subjects: Hogg, James, 1770-1835.; Authors, Scottish -- 19th century -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Description: A biography of one of Scotland's most unusual literary figures. With no schooling after the age of seven, James Hogg struggled to write and taught himself the violin. Yet he went on to number such literary giants as Wordsworth and Walter Scott among his friends, and to become a poet and novelist.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 365) and index.