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The Brownie of Bodsbeck, and Other Tales (Vol. 2 of 2)

by James Hogg

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The Brownie of Bodsbeck and Other Tales consists of an introductory poem, a short novel, and two stories. Hogg shapes this collection in ways that allow him to explore the life of his native district of Ettrick Forest during different historical periods. ‘The Hunt of Eildon’, a story set in the late Middle Ages, draws on Ettrick’s medieval role as royal hunting forest, and on the district’s rich traditional culture of oral story-telling and the supernatural. In contrast, ‘The Wool-Gatherer’ is set in Hogg’s own time, and is a love-story complicated by issues concerning wealth and social class....

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