The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
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- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
6 June 2006
Summary
A new edition of Hogg’s haunting tale of a devilish doppelganger, edited and introduced by Hogg’s celebrated biographer Karl Miller.
Brought up by a strict Calvinist pastor, Robert Wringham believes he is one of the elect, predestined for salvation while all others—including his real father and brother—are cursed. Convinced he is indestructible and above the law, Robert commits terrible crimes under the influence of Gil-Martin—his physical double—who claims they are acting in God’s na…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441535 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441534 |
| Author: | James Hogg, Karl Miller |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 6 June 2006 |
| Weight: | 236g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 20mm |
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“A Scottish classic, a world classic.” -Ian Rankin “A sinister, funny, moving tale of demonic possession, murder and religious fanaticism.” - Sunday Telegraph
“A Scottish classic, a world classic.” -Ian Rankin
“A sinister, funny, moving tale of demonic possession, murder and religious fanaticism.” -Sunday Telegraph
About The Author
James Hogg
James Hogg (1770-1835) was a Scottish poet and novelist. A growing enthusiasm for Scottish poetry led to the publication of his dialect Scottish Pastorals in 1801, and to the friendship of Sir Walter Scott. In later years he published a number of volumes of verse, encouraged by Scott, and in 1824 his masterpiece, The private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner.
Karl Miller was born in 1931. In 1979, he founded the London Review of Books, a journal he edited for many years. Earlier in his career, Miller was literary editor of the Spectator and the New Statesman, as well as editor of the Listener. His books include Cockburn’s Millennium, Doubles, Authors, Rebecca’s Vest and Dark Horses.
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