in The Edinburgh Companion to James Hogg. However, since the latter part of the twentieth century it has won greater critical interest and attention. Citation for published version: Fielding, P 2012, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner.

Having sold poorly among its first readers, the novel suffered from a prolonged period of neglect. A masterclass of metafiction, many of the events are narrated twice first by the 'editor', who gives his account of the facts as he understands them to be, and then in the words of the 'sinner' himself. Hoggs sinner, justified by his Calvinist conviction that his own. The plot follows a staunch Calvinist, Robert Wringhim, who believes he is justified in killing those he believes are already damned by God. In the early years of the 18th century, Scotland is torn by religious and political strife. It has been called a Gothic novel, a psychological mystery, a religious satire, and an early example of modern crime fiction. However, since the latter part of the twentieth century it has won greater critical interest and attention.ĪB - Published anonymously in 1824, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner: Written by Himself: With a detail of curious traditionary facts and other evidence by the editor pushed the boundaries of genre. The plot follows a staunch Calvinist, Robert Wringhim, who believes he is justified in killing those he believes are already damned by God. The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, by James Hogg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever.

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