The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
Robert Wringhim, raised in a severe Calvinist household, comes to believe he is among the elect, saved for heaven no matter what he does on earth. A charming stranger named Gil-Martin feeds that conviction until Robert accepts that murdering the damned is holy work. James Hogg tells the story twice, first as a detached editor’s history and then in Robert’s own confession, leaving the reader to decide whether Gil-Martin is a flesh-and-blood man, the Devil, or a projection of a mind coming apart. Published in 1824, this Scottish gothic novel dissects religious fanaticism and psychological doubling with a strangeness that took nearly a century to be understood. Available free as a PDF and EPUB edition.
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| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Editor's Narrative Part 1 | 35:33 | |
| 2 | The Editor's Narrative Part 2 | 32:35 | |
| 3 | The Editor's Narrative Part 3 | 39:15 | |
| 4 | The Editor's Narrative Part 4 | 46:05 | |
| 5 | The Editor's Narrative Part 5 | 48:51 | |
| 6 | The Private Memoirs Part 1 | 36:01 | |
| 7 | The Private Memoirs Part 2 | 23:29 | |
| 8 | The Private Memoirs Part 3 | 26:03 | |
| 9 | The Private Memoirs Part 4 | 24:11 | |
| 10 | The Private Memoirs Part 5 | 37:37 | |
| 11 | The Private Memoirs Part 6 | 24:18 | |
| 12 | The Private Memoirs Part 7 | 28:28 | |
| 13 | The Private Memoirs Part 8 | 20:16 | |
| 14 | The Private Memoirs Part 9 | 31:51 | |
| 15 | The Private Memoirs Part 10 | 28:06 | |
| 16 | The Private Memoirs Part 11 | 9:59 | |
| 17 | The Private Memoirs Part 12 | 26:10 |
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