James Hogg (1770 – 21 November 1835) was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in both Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self …

Nov 17, 2025 · James Hogg was a Scottish poet, known as the “Ettrick Shepherd,” who enjoyed a vogue during the ballad revival that accompanied the Romantic movement. Hogg spent most of his youth …

Dec 4, 2020 · In 1886, Hogg became Attorney-General of the State of Texas, then was re-elected to that post two years later. He easily won the Democratic nomination for governor in 1890, and went on to …

James Hogg (1770-1835), also known as ‘The Ettrick Shepherd’, lived and worked for most of his life in Ettrick Forest in the Scottish Borders. He is best known for his innovative novel The Private Memoirs …

At the forefront of the Progressive reform movement in Texas, Hogg opposed abuses by insurance companies, railroad monopolies, and land corporations. He helped establish the powerful Texas …

Feb 19, 2021 · Despite little formal education, Hogg wrote one of the finest novels in Scottish literature, a disturbing tale of the divided self that still resonates.

James Hogg was a Scottish poet, novelist and essayist who wrote in Scots and English. As a young man he worked as a shepherd and farmhand, and was largely self-educated through reading.

5 days ago · James Hogg (1770–1835), known as the “Ettrick Shepherd,” occupies a curious and often underestimated position in Scottish literary history. A self-taught shepherd from the Scottish Borders, …

James Stephen Hogg (1851-1906), the first native governor of Texas, was born near Rusk on March 24, 1851, the son of Lucanda (McMath) and Joseph Lewis Hogg. He attended McKnight School and had …

Behind fictional characters like Rob Johnson and Daniel Bell of The Three Perils of Woman there lies, of course, the figure of James Hogg the Ettrick Shepherd; but we are also reminded of the biblical King …