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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner James Hogg

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner By James Hogg

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg

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'A Scottish classic, a world classic' Ian Rankin, Observer


Robert is a difficult and disturbed young man.

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Summary

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg

'A Scottish classic, a world classic' Ian Rankin, Observer


Robert is a difficult and disturbed young man. He comes from a troubled family background and turns to his Calvinist faith for solace but finds it hard to get along with other people, particularly his brother and his dissolute father. After he falls in with the mysterious and charming Gil-Martin his actions become more and more extreme. He convinces himself that he is one of the lucky few who have been chosen for heaven and that therefore all his actions automatically right and good...even murder.

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY LUCY HUGHES-HALLETT

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner Reviews

A sinister, funny, moving tale of demonic possession, murder and religious fanaticism * Sunday Telegraph *
Barmy and scary and predating Jekyll and Hyde. And written by a shepherd who barely read any books. A Scottish classic, a world classic, yet hardly anyone, writers excepted, has actually read it -- Ian Rankin * Observer *
A strange and disturbing novel written by a self-educated Highland shepherd. A gripping and pioneering work that deals with the nature of good, evil and religious fanaticism * Daily Express *
That peerless drama of divided selves and doppelgangers -- Maggie O'Farrell * Observer *
One of the great English gothic novels. Some would say, simply, that it is one of the great novels * Daily Mail *

About James Hogg

James Hogg was born on 9 December 1770 in Ettrick Forest in Selkirk, Scotland. He worked as a shepherd and taught himself how to read and write before being introduced to Sir Walter Scott who helped him begin his literary career. His first collection of poems, The Mountain Bard, was published in 1807 and this was followed by The Queen's Wake in 1813. He went on to work for Blackwood's Magazine and published his most famous work, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, in 1824. James Hogg died on 21 November 1835.

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GOR013676547
9780099519041
0099519046
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg
James Hogg
Used - Like New
Paperback
Vintage Publishing
20090903
240
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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