The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner by James Hogg, Fiction, Literary (Hardcover)

from DarthDeverell

James Hogg's 1824 novel, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor tells the story of the George Colwan, the Laird of Dalcastle, and his two sons, George and Robert. The elder Laird m...

from jonfaith

Who is he that causeth the mole, from his secret path of darkness, to throw up the gem, the gold, and the precious ore?Hogg should be better remembered. Justified Sinner is a dark revelation, one less gothic than psychological. The novel is a headbirth which ignores Lewis/Walpole/Radcliff and ins...

from P_S_Patrick

Quite what the meaning of this story is is a difficult thing to fathom, as consistent accounts of important events throughout are elusive. The book tells parts of the story from two main viewpoints, beginning with that of the good brother, going onto the bad brother, and with a small bits from wh...

from P_S_Patrick

Quite what the meaning of this story is is a difficult thing to fathom, as consistent accounts of important events throughout are elusive. The book tells parts of the story from two main viewpoints, beginning with that of the good brother, going onto the bad brother, and with a small bits from wh...

from GerrysBookshelf

This is a gothic novel and a satire on religious fanaticism. The doctrine of predestination is used by the main character as an excuse for committing a number of heinous crimes under the influence of a "mysterious stranger". It turned out to be a pretty good read due to the element of psychologic...