The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
- 4 Jan 2018
- 9781786891860
- £8.99
- 336 pp
- 125×198mm
- 1 May 2009
- 9781847674487
- £7.19
- 336 pp
In a few words
The definitive edition of the all-time Scottish novel – an ‘enduring masterpeice’ – introduced by Ian Rankin
In a few words
The definitive edition of the all-time Scottish novel – an ‘enduring masterpeice’ – introduced by Ian Rankin
Hogg's enduring masterpiece is a triumph and deserves to be read, enjoyed and discussed by a new generation
Ian Rankin
Its atmosphere is unique, its penetration is shocking, and the truthfulness of its account of religious mania is both timeless and timely
Philip Pullman
Hogg's enduring masterpiece is a triumph and deserves to be read, enjoyed and discussed by a new generation
Ian Rankin
Its atmosphere is unique, its penetration is shocking, and the truthfulness of its account of religious mania is both timeless and timely
Philip Pullman
More about
the book
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?
More about
the book
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?
Hogg's masterpiece is a psychological thriller, a metaphysical puzzle and a theological and philosophical maze all in one . . . A strange, disturbing obsession of a book
James Robertson
A prophet of modernity . . . the most influential of all Scotland's novelists . . . A wonderful storyteller
Alan Riach
The NationalHogg's masterpiece is a psychological thriller, a metaphysical puzzle and a theological and philosophical maze all in one . . . A strange, disturbing obsession of a book
James Robertson
