The Thom Society

Overview

The evidence for this society comes George Hull’s The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn (1793-1902) (1902).

This Glaswegian literary group was devoted to the study of the poetry and songs of Robert W. Thom (30 December 1816-?). Thom was author of The Courtship and Wedding o’ Jock o’ the Knowe and Other poems (1878), The Epochs: A  Poem (1884), and Poems and Ballads: (Scotch and English) (1886).

The society was running during Thom’s lifetime, but further details are currently unknown.

Date of Existence

(1850s?)

Source of Information

George Hull, The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn (1793-1902) (Blackburn, [The Author], 1902).

Repository

(The Poets and Poetry of Blackburn: National Library of Scotland)

Reference Number

(S.149.e.15)

Additional Notes