Close Read: James Robertson on Confessions of a Justified Sinner

Fri 23 Aug 12:30 - 13:30
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Close Read: James Robertson on Confessions of a Justified Sinner

In our Close Reads series, an author guides readers through a lively discussion of a classic text that has inspired them. Here, Scottish novelist James Robertson (The Testament of Gideon Mack, News of the Dead) delves into the pages of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, James Hogg’s bold exploration of the darkest parts of the human soul, as part of our celebrations of its 200th anniversary

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