Familiar Anecdotes of Sir Walter Scott, a memoir by James Hogg, was published in New York in 1834.
The origins of Familiar Anecdotes can be traced back to an article by Hogg which appeared in The Edinburgh Literary Journal on 27 June 1829.
[1] Towards the end of the article Hogg anticipated producing a more extended portrait if Scott pre-deceased himself.
In the event the essay in its original form did not see the light of day until 1983, when it appeared in an edition by Douglas S. Mack published at Edinburgh by the Scottish Academic Press.
However, in June 1833 Hogg agreed to entrust the work to Harper and Brothers in New York: for this purpose he prepared a fresh, substantially revised manuscript, with some new material, much reordering, and continuous small adjustments.