In the early years of the 18th century, Scotland is torn by religious and political strife.
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The tale is chilling for its astute psychological accuracy as it illustrates, with power and economy, the dire effect of self-righteous bigotry on a fanatical character.
A century later his Memoirs reveal the extraordinary, macabre truth.
Hogg\'s sinner, Justified by his Calvinist conviction that his own salvation is pre-ordained, is suspected of involvement in a series of bizarre and hideous crimes.
In the early years of the 18th century, Scotland is torn by religious and political strife