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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. He gives vivid pictures of his experiences, including a narrow escape from a Navy press-gang, and a Sacrament day with one minister preaching in English and another in Gaelic. Hogg also explains aspects of Gaelic culture such as the waulking songs, and he describes the trade in kelp, lucrative to the landowners but back-breaking and ill-paid for the workers. Highland Journeys makes a refreshing contribution to our understanding of early nineteenth-century travel writing.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Highland Journeys
• Author: James Hogg
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 472
• EAN: 9780748624867
• ISBN: 0748624864
• ID: 04137220
• Publisher: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
• Weight: 862 g
• Dimensions: 241 × 166 × 37 mm
• Date of publishing: 22. April 2010

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