Books by James Hogg

Originally published in 1810, The Forest Minstrel represents the first full collection of songs by Hogg.

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.

The third and final volume of the first collected edition of Hogg's letters reveals his versatility in old age. It contains an index to all three volumes of Hogg's letters.

The letters in the second volume of Gillian Hughes's pioneering edition vividly reflect Hogg's varied social experience and shed new light on his own writings and those of his contemporaries.

Brought up by a strict Calvinist pastor, Robert Wringham believes he is one of the elect, predestined for salvation while all others - including his real father and brother - are cursed. Convinced he is indestructible and above the law, Robert commits terrible crimes under the influence of Gil-Martin - his physical double - who claims they are acting in God's name to purify the world. But does this mysterious tempter actually exist? Could he be an agent of the devil? Subversive and unsettling, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (1824) is a compelling psychological depiction of religious bigotry and the seductive effects of power on a tormented soul.

The first ever edition of Hogg's letters to be published, featuring Hogg's correspondence with figures such as Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron and Sir Robert Peel.

In this collection of short stories Hogg focuses on the Scottish civil war of 1644-45, in which the Marquis of Montrose led his royalist forces in a series of stunning victories against the odds before his final defeat at Philiphaugh.

The first comprehensive scholarly edition of what is widely recognised as Hogg's masterpiece.

The Queen's Wake is one of the landmarks of British Romantic poetry.

This new edition, thoughtfully introduced, extensively annotated and featuring a reading list and Hogg chronology, presents Altrive Tales as a major achievement by one of Scotland's finest storytellers.

At first glance this is a witty and comical collection of poems. But the eccentric nature of many of the poems nevertheless belies the often serious historical and moral issues contained within.

Winter Evening Tales (1820; second edition 1821) was James Hogg's most successful work of prose fiction in his lifetime.

Da den franske forfatter og nobelprismodtager André Gide ved et tilfælde fik fingre i James Hoggs glemte, lille gyserroman fra 1824, indså han straks, at han stod med et overset mesterværk. Hans forord til 1947-udgaven blev startskuddet til en renæssance for bogen, der i dag er en international kultklassiker. En retfærdiggjort synders erindringer og bekendelser er en dobbeltgængerroman, som på overfladen handler om en religiøs fanatiker, der under indflydelse af en mystisk og karismatisk ven beslutter sig for at rense Jorden for de onde, hvilket vil sige alle, der ikke deler hans religiøse overbevisning. På et dybere plan kan romanen med sine forskudte tids- og fortællerperspektiver og metalitterære indslag ses som en slags missing link mellem romantikken og modernismen.