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James Hogg's “Chaldee Manuscript”
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Among the Blackwood Papers left by the late George William Black-wood to the National Library of Scotland are some eighty pages entitled “Original manuscript of the Chaldee MS. by James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd, with his Letters relating to it; also Mr. Blackwood's notes thereon, and other Letters....” The National Library of Scotland has most generously sent me microfilms of this material.1 A book of engravings published by Blackwood. Patrick Fraser Tytler discusses the work in Blackwood's Magazine (Nov., 1817), ii, 205.
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Title: James Hogg's “Chaldee Manuscript”
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Among the Blackwood Papers left by the late George William Black-wood to the National Library of Scotland are some eighty pages entitled “Original manuscript of the Chaldee MS.
by James Hogg, The Ettrick Shepherd, with his Letters relating to it; also Mr.
Blackwood's notes thereon, and other Letters.
” The National Library of Scotland has most generously sent me microfilms of this material.
1 A book of engravings published by Blackwood.
Patrick Fraser Tytler discusses the work in Blackwood's Magazine (Nov.
, 1817), ii, 205.
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