Talk:James Hogg

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Is this the Hogg of Hogg's Jacobite Reliques? Mkweise 15:40, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Never mind, I found the answer: yes. Mkweise 16:03, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)

Did Hogg really become better known than Burns?

It is difficult to credit Hogg's becoming better known than Burns. Burns, after all, is one of the most popular and most translated writers in the world. I have heard Scots say that he is, in both cases. This not to downplay Hogg's achievements. His works deserve much wider readership than they have at present.

The article rather makes it sound as though "Confessions" was a success at the time of publication; it was not. Although it is Hogg's best known work today, it met with little success in his lifetime. This should be clarified in the article, I feel.