Talk:James Hogg

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Is this the Hogg of Hogg's Jacobite Reliques? Mkweise 15:40, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Never mind, I found the answer: yes. Mkweise 16:03, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Did Hogg really become better known than Burns?

It is difficult to credit Hogg's becoming better known than Burns. Burns, after all, is one of the most popular and most translated writers in the world. I have heard Scots say that he is, in both cases. This not to downplay Hogg's achievements. His works deserve much wider readership than they have at present.

The article rather makes it sound as though "Confessions" was a success at the time of publication; it was not. Although it is Hogg's best known work today, it met with little success in his lifetime. This should be clarified in the article, I feel.

No mention is made of the *The Three Perils of Man*. But many now consider this novel to be even more important than *The Confessions of a Justified Sinner* Though it hass the from of a historical novel, it is arguably the first supernatural fantasy novel ever written. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.128.52.156 (talk) 09:46, 1 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Both Sides the Tweed

The wiki article and other sources say that Dick Gaughan's "Both Sides the Tweed" is based on one of James Hogg's poems. Which one? Does anyone know? Shouldn't this fact be mentioned in this article? I would add a piece myself but don't know which poem Gaughan supposedly plagiarized from Hogg. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FrancisDane (talk • contribs) 14:36, 25 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know I'm afraid. This discussion is not exactly definitive. either. Ben Mac Dui 16:22, 26 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Error

The photo in this Wikipedia article can also be seen at the University of North Caroilina at Chapel Hill [1] with this caption: "James Hogg of Hillsborough, University trustee from 1789 to 1802 and one of Carolina’s first and greatest volunteer fundraisers, solicited gifts of land and money for the Chapel Hill campus." Is there a photo mixup or is the Wikipedia article missing info and wrong when it said "James and William remained in Scotland for their entire lives"? Hialeah Harry (talk) 00:04, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well spotted. There is a mixup but I suspect it may be in the University of North Carolina IT department. I cannot be certain but you will see many photos of the same man on the web (see here for example) claiming to be the poet and I very much doubt that he was also a fundraiser in the US. Ben Mac Dui 09:58, 11 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Legacy -- or trivia?

James Hogg is the subject of the protagonist's critical writing in The Lecturer's Tale by James Hynes. Kdammers (talk) 17:09, 12 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Possible article about his son

The article for James Hogg (publisher) looks like it could be this James Hogg's son since it's listed he had a son named James Hogg. My problem is I can't find any dates of when that son was born to compare birth dates with so I can't for definite link these articles. If anyone else can find a date or evidence to link these two that would be great. Mesidast (talk) 09:09, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Life mask or death mask

File:Live head cast of James Hogg.JPG

File:James Hogg death mask.JPG

Is the image (left) captioned in the article as a "live head cast" a life mask or a death mask of Hogg? There are two photographs of it on Commons, the other one (right) describing it as Death mask of James Hogg, the "Ettrick Shepherd", on display in the courtroom of the old Sheriff Court in Selkirk. Belbury (talk) 08:36, 22 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Date of birth

Hogg's date of birth is apparently not known with any certainty. This source says clearly: "James Hogg was baptised on 9 December 1770 in Ettrick Church in Selkirkshire, Scotland."

But this other source says: "In "Biographical Sketch of the Ettrick Shepherd," the Rev. Thomas Thomson states: "The subject of our memoir was born, according to his own account, in 1772, and on the 25th of January(...)." (Hogg, James (1876). The Works of the Ettrick Shepherd : Centenary Edition. with a Memoir of the Author by the Rev. Thomas Thomson ... Poems and Life. with Many Illustrative Engravings. London: Blackie & Son. pp. ix.). In an obituary, published 3 December 1835, it was stated that his date of birth was on 25 January 1772 ("Memoir of James Hogg". Fife Herald. 3 December 1835. Retrieved 2023-03-30."

Which is correct? The second source (or sources) would appear to be more reliable? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:09, 31 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]