'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title. Presented as the reconstruction of a local Scottish history rich in character and tradition, The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a landmark text in Gothic literature and a notorious work for its critique of religious fanaticism, that anticipated and defined post-modern existentialist crime fiction and psychological mysteries. With the conviction of the Elect, he gives in to every whim of the coercive fiend no matter how wicked the crime.

Together, they spend many a day discussing all facets of doctrine and scripture, stretching the definition of Christianity to its most dangerous extreme, until the young Wringham can no longer resist the charms and flattery of his only friend. The day of his so-called 'election' to grace, he meets a strange individual that seems to reflect his image and beliefs in every manner, who goes by no other name than Gil-Martin. Lockhart, Walter Scott’s son-in-law, had greatly contributed to it (Garside, 2001). Despite a propensity towards jealousy, malice, and backstabbing, young Robert soon finds himself initiated into his adopted father's sect, convinced of his predestined salvation and inability to do wrong. Camille Pissarro lived in Pontoise, a village northwest of Paris, between 18 the works he produced during these years are often considered his masterpieces and which had a long-lasting influence on both his contemporaries and subsequent generations of artists. The Suicide’s Grave and published in 1895 further complicated the reception of the Confessions it carried a publisher’s note stating that the novel had not totally been written by Hogg, but that J. Young and gifted Robert, second son of George Colwan, Laird of Dalcastle, virtually disowned on suspicions of parentage and thus denied the name of his father, is taken in and raised by the fundamentalist leader Reverend Wringham.

The Suicide's Grave by James Hogg