![]() ![]() ![]() Scottish writer James Hogg, a self-educated shepherd once popular for his poetry and magazine articles, published the novel anonymously, correctly assuming that its strange, experimental style and horrific subject matter would not be appreciated by the general public. ![]() In The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, evil at first triumphs over good, but ultimately unravels from the inside, lost in labyrinths of its own madness.Īn unclassifiable tale of mystery, murder, religious fanaticism, folklore, horror, and fantasy, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, published in 1824, was for many years forgotten. The young man is accompanied by a powerful and mysterious companion who seems to change his appearance at will. Filled with hatred and self-righteousness, he feels that his religion justifies any number of crimes, including murder. A dour young man dressed in black, raised to believe that he is one of God’s elect and can do no wrong, stalks his brother through the dusky streets of Edinburgh. Scotland, the beginning of the 18th century. ![]() How delightful to think that a justified person can do no wrong!” - from The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner “To the wicked, all things are wicked but to the just, all things are just and right. ![]()
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