A queer book
By: James Hogg ; edited by P.D. Garside.
Contributors: Garside, Peter.
Series: The Stirling/South Carolina research edition of the collected works of James Hogg ;; 3
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
Subjects: Scotland -- Poetry.
Description: Witty, humorous and comical as the title implies, the eccentric nature of many of the poems collected here nevertheless belies the often serious historical and moral issues contained within. Including many of Hogg's best-known longer pieces, this is the first edition of A Queer Book to be published since 1832 - although the similarity between the two editions ends at the poems' running order.

While the text for the earlier version was substantially reworked by the publisher to smooth out Hogg's use of Scots, this volume brings together manuscripts from all over the world to provide material as near to his final copy as possible. The result is a vibrant collection including many poems which have never been studied critically before. A thorough introduction to the best of Hogg's poetry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.