Hogg, James, 1770-1835 ("The Ettrick Shepherd")

Altrieve Cottage. The residence of the Ettrick Shepherd. Line engraving. 1837. Fleming, John, 1792-1845, 1792-1845, Artist; Swan, Joseph, 1796-1872, 1796-1872, Engraver, Publisher.

Published in: J. M. Leighton, Swan's View of the Lakes of Scotland (1837), vol. II.

Autograph manuscript from 'The Shepherd's Calendar', by James Hogg, 1824. It is a leaf from the draft of 'Class IV. Dogs', and is large folio size laid onto paper.

The ms has some Borders stories about dogs e.g. 'the late Mr. Steel's nephew in Peebles had a bitch [...] whose feats in taking home sheep from the neighbouring farms into the market at Peebles by herself form innumerable anecdotes in that vicinity...'.

[Cottage in which James Hogg was born]. Line engraving. 1837. Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870, Artist; Wilson, Daniel, Sir, 1816-1892, Engraver.

Published in: Hogg, Tales and Sketches by the Ettrick Shepherd, vol. V (1837), frontispiece.

Note: Pencil annotations: on plate, '£15 engr'; on page, 'Cottage in which James Hogg was born'.