The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

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Author: James Hogg ISBN: 9781847674487
Publisher: Canongate Books Publication: July 1, 2010
Imprint: Canongate Canons Language: English
Author: James Hogg
ISBN: 9781847674487
Publisher: Canongate Books
Publication: July 1, 2010
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Language: English

It is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as 'justified' by God under the tenets of his faith. Hogg's masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert's imagination, or the devil himself? Introduced by Ian Rankin

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It is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as 'justified' by God under the tenets of his faith. Hogg's masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert's imagination, or the devil himself? Introduced by Ian Rankin

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