Publisher's Synopsis
""The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner"" is a novel written by Scottish author James Hogg. The story is set in 18th-century Scotland and follows the life of a young man named Robert Wringhim. Robert is brought up in a strict Calvinist family and believes that he is predestined for salvation. He meets a mysterious man named Gil-Martin, who convinces him that he is one of the elect and that he can commit any sin without fear of damnation.Robert becomes increasingly fanatical and begins to believe that he is carrying out God's will by committing murder. He kills his own brother and several other innocent people before finally being caught and executed. The novel is presented as a series of confessions by Robert, interspersed with commentary from an anonymous editor who is trying to piece together the events leading up to his crimes.""The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner"" is a Gothic novel that explores themes of religious fanaticism, guilt, and the nature of evil. It is considered one of the most important works of Scottish literature and has been praised for its psychological depth and complex narrative structure.""Such miserable inanity! What care I for your threatenings of a tribunal? I who must soon stand before my last earthly one? What could the word of such a culprit avail? Or, if it could, where is the judge that could enforce it?""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
