The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Oxford World's Classics)
by:
Ian Duncan (author)
James Hogg (author)
Wringhim believes himself to be one of the elect, predestined for salvation and exempt from moral law, who embarks on a career as a murderer under the influence of a mysterious double. Hogg's terrifying masterpiece is presented in a new edition with an introduction that explores his remarkable...
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Wringhim believes himself to be one of the elect, predestined for salvation and exempt from moral law, who embarks on a career as a murderer under the influence of a mysterious double. Hogg's terrifying masterpiece is presented in a new edition with an introduction that explores his remarkable career and the novel's originality and sophistication.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780199217953 (0199217955)
ASIN: 199217955
Publish date: June 6th 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 189
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Cultural,
Religion,
19th Century,
Horror,
Gothic,
Scotland
I first discovered this book when I was perusing the shelf of a friend of mine from university and the title literally jumped out at me. The first thought that went through my mind was 'wow, this seems to be a good, whole hearted, Christian book' and asked her if I could borrow it. She kindly lent i...
First sentence: "It appears from tradition, as well as some parish registers still extant, that the lands of Dalcastle (or Dalchastel, as it is often spelled) were possessed by a family of the name of Colwan, about one hundred and fifty years ago, and for at least a century previous to that period."...
Of the gothic novels that I've read, this one could most easily be adapted into a modern retelling. It would be perfectly seamless. This is, of course, assuming it hasn't been done already. The book is divided into two sections. The first is an extended not from the "editor", explaining the circumst...
I have no idea what this is! 19th-century Gothic horror of some sort?
Project Gutenberg rocks!!!
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