On the trail with the Ettrick Shepherd
Jun 19, 2020
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COMMENT by Roger Smith
OCKDOWN HAS GIVEN me time to re-read some of the books that have had a particular influence on me. In a moment of serendipity I came across my slightly battered copy of by James Hogg, known as the Ettrick Shepherd. Hogg was an unlettered farmworker who wrote both prose and poetry. He formed an unlikely but lasting friendship with
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