Highland Journeys Hardback
by James Hogg
Edited by Hans F. De Groote
Part of the The Collected Works of James Hogg series
Hardback
Description
Hogg left a written record of three of his many journeys to the Highlands, those of 1802, 1803 and 1804, and in Highland Journeys he offers a thoughtful and deeply-felt response to the Highland Clearances.
He gives vivid pictures of his experiences, including a narrow escape from a Navy press-gang, and a Sacrament day with one minister preaching in English and another in Gaelic.
Hogg also explains aspects of Gaelic culture such as the waulking songs, and he describes the trade in kelp, lucrative to the landowners but back-breaking and ill-paid for the workers.
Highland Journeys makes a refreshing contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth-century travel writing.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:472 pages, 23 maps
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:22/04/2010
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- ISBN:9780748624867
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:472 pages, 23 maps
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:22/04/2010
- Category:
- ISBN:9780748624867
