The private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner

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The private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner

James Hogg ; edited with an introduction by John Wain

(Penguin English library)

Penguin, 1983

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Robert Colwan, a clergyman's son, is so confident of his salvation as one of the Lord's elect that he comes to look on himself as a man apart, unhindered by considerations of mere earthly law. Through Robert's own unforgettable account, we follow the strange and sinful life into which he is led by a devilish doppelganger - a life that will finally lead him to murder. Steeped in the folkloric superstitions and theological traditions of eighteenth-century Scotland, this macabre and haunting novel is a devastating portrayal of the stages by which the human spirit can descend into darkness.

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  • NCID
    BA12002925
  • ISBN
    • 0140431985
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth
  • Pages/Volumes
    251 p.
  • Size
    18 cm
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