false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171104345m/87580.jpg 87580 54 <P>In the 1920s the eminent French novelist and critic André Gide was given a copy of James Hogg's neglected masterpiece, <I>The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner</I>, and went on to record how he had read 'this astounding book [...] with a stupefaction and admiration that increased at every page'. Many readers have subsequently shared Gide's enthusiasm, and <I>Confessions of a Justified Sinner</I> is now widely recognized as one of the outstanding British novels of the Romantic era. It has also been acclaimed as one of the defining texts of Scotland, with Iain Crichton Smith recently applauding 'a towering Scottish novel, one of the very greatest of all Scottish books'. Peter Garside's new edition excitingly opens out our understanding of Hogg's work, disclosing new levels of previously undected references. It also throws fresh light on the remarkable story of the novel's genesis, while providing the first full and accessible charting of its diverse cultural, theological, geographical, and historical contexts.</P> 1602161 1824 The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Oxford World's Classics) total:302|5:88|4:107|3:83|2:19|1:5| 302 1160 646 48 4 3 false false Fri May 09 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 28 02:02:22 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 04:56:36 -0700 2008 By turns sinister, terrifying, amusing, fanatical, complex, simple,real...more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1987 Thu Apr 09 12:06:31 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 12:11:36 -0700 2009 James Hogg was a shepherd of the peasant class in Scotland and was a writer, poet, song-writer, essayist, you name it, if you could write it down he did it. That...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 16:31:30 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 28 08:23:26 -0800 2008
Like a lot I've read recently, it deals with the religious conflicts of 18th century England and Scotland. This book deals specifically with Calvinism and the notion of the elect brethren -- a sm...more...]]> 3 1 true false Thu Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 03:46:15 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 08:50:21 -0700 2008
The book is split into three parts - the first is an account by The Editor (whoever that may be), the second is the actual memoir (and confession), and the final part is a wrap-up, so to speak, by The Editor once again.

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This much you should know: three times, you hear the story of Robert Wringhim and his parents,...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=87580