Overview
The definitive edition of the all-time Scottish novel - an 'enduring masterpeice' - introduced by Ian Rankin
It is Scotland in the early eighteenth century. Fear and superstition grip the land. Robert Wringhim, a boy of strict Calvinist upbringing, is corrupted by a shadowy figure who calls himself Gil-Martin. Under his influence Robert commits a series of murders which he regards as ''justified'' by God under the tenets of his faith.
Hogg''s masterpiece is a brilliant portrayal of the power of evil and a scathing critique of organised religion. Superbly crafted and deftly executed, it resists any easy explanation of events: is this stranger a figment of Robert''s imagination, or the devil himself?
- | Author: James Hogg
- | Publisher: Canongate Books
- | Publication Date: Jan 04, 2018
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781786891860
- | ISBN-10: 1786891867
