The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

James Hogg's "The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner" intricately weaves a tale of duality and existential crisis within the 18th-century Scottish literary context. Written in the form of a memoir, it explores the psychological and theological struggles of its protagonist, Robert Wringhim, who believes himself to be predestined for salvation—an embodiment of the Calvinist doctri...