The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Author: James Hogg

Publisher:

Published: 1824

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13:

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Published anonymously in 1824, this gothic mystery novel was written by Scottish author James Hogg. The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner was published as if it were the presentation of a century-old document. The unnamed editor offers the reader a long introduction before presenting the document written by the sinner himself.

Electric Shepherd
Electric Shepherd

Author: Karl Miller

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780571218172

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A dazzling portrait of the life and times of James Hogg. Electric Shepherd is a likeness of James Hogg, Scottish Borderer and international literary star, who shared an epoch and an environment with Walter Scott. His novel, the Confessions of a Justified Sinner, is one of the great works of European Romanticism. 'Miller's writing seems to breathe the air of the period so steadily and so deeply that the reader might occasionally experience a part of himself venturing forth to mingle with the multitude of personalities on display.' Andrew O'Hagan, Telegraph

Walking with James Hogg
Walking with James Hogg

Author: Bruce Gilkison

Publisher:

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781474415378

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Celebrates the extraordinary life of a flawed and lovable character, and provides a brief and accessible study of Hogg's works.

The View from Castle Rock
The View from Castle Rock

Author: Alice Munro

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2006-11-07

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 0307266028

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A “revelatory” (The Boston Globe), “exhilarating” (The New York Times Book Review) collection of twelve stories that “[redraw] the boundaries between fiction and memoir” (O: The Oprah Magazine), from Nobel Prize–winning author Alice Munro “Munro really does know magic: how to summon the spirits and the emotions that animate our lives.”—The Washington Post Book World A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The Washington Post, Slate, Rocky Mountain News, New York, The Kanas City Star A young boy, taken to Edinburgh’s Castle Rock to look across the sea to America, catches a glimpse of his father’s dream. Scottish immigrants experience love and loss on a journey that leads them to rural Ontario. Wives, mothers, fathers, and children move through uncertainty, ambivalence, and contemplation in these stories of hopes, adversity, and wonder. The View from Castle Rock reveals what is most essential in Munro’s art: her compassionate understanding of ordinary lives.

Fifty Famous People; A Book of Short Stories
Fifty Famous People; A Book of Short Stories

Author: James Baldwin

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2023-09-15

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 3387050372

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Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

The Testament of Gideon Mack
The Testament of Gideon Mack

Author: James Robertson

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2008-02-26

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 1101650486

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A critical success on both sides of the Atlantic, this darkly imaginative novel from Scottish author James Robertson takes a tantalizing trip into the spiritual by way of a haunting paranormal mystery. When Reverend Gideon Mack, a good minister despite his atheism, tumbles into a deep ravine called the Black Jaws, he is presumed dead. Three days later, however, he emerges bruised but alive-and insistent that his rescuer was Satan himself. Against the background of an incredulous world, Mack's disturbing odyssey and the tortuous life that led to it create a mesmerizing meditation on faith, mortality, and the power of the unknown.