The Collected Letters Of James Hogg

The second volume of the first collected edition of Hogg's letters (to be completed in three volumes) begins with Hogg's preparations for marriage and ends with his taking ship for London for his first and only visit to the literary metropolis. During the intervening years, he publishes some of his greatest works. Fighting debt, promoting tourism, maintaining his extensive literary and social circle in Scotland and in London, and writing prolifically, the Hogg of these letters is a Scottish cultural powerhouse. A full editorial apparatus includes biographical notes on Hogg's chief correspondents and an overview of this phase of his life.