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The Three Perils of Man is regarded as Hoggs most ambitious work of fiction. The books extraordinary combination of the fantastic- the funny- the serious and the historically realistic must be unique in literature.The adventures of its characters- told with the authors characteristically bold simplicity- are many- mad- and breathtakingly fast. Ranging from Galloway to Northumberland- the main focus of the book is to be found in the Scottish Borders. Hogg knew and loved the Borders well- and the book is full of their oral tradition and local lore. In his attempt to synthesise this material with history- romance and the high literary ideals of his time- Hoggs nearest modern parallels would be a combination of Tolkien and Iain Banks.Hoggs fusion of traditional folklore and innovative style was viewed as an anachronism by his contemporaries- and it is only now that his work is recognised s one of the most original and masterly in the Scottish canon....