Influence The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner

cairn on reputed site of 18th-century suicide s grave, scotland.



the novel has been cited inspiration robert louis stevenson s strange case of dr jekyll , mr hyde, examining duality of , evil.
in 1988 scottish film maker bill douglas (d. 1991) created screenplay treatment of novel has yet not been filmed.
the novel gilchrist (1994) maurice leitch reworking of confessions in contemporary northern ireland setting, central character loosely based on ian paisley.
james hynes gothic horror novel, lecturer s tale, features hogg scholar intention write dissertation on guilt , predestination in justified sinner, deflected writing on more fashionable conrad.
in james robertson s novel testament of gideon mack protagonist gideon mack, minister of scottish kirk, comes across copy of book on elves, fauns , fairies in father s study. gideon learns book signed father 1 g.m. . anti-hero of hogg s novel, gideon claims have had encounter devil , begins think father has met him well. suggests g.m. might short gil martin (p. 355).
eve sedgwick, in book between men: english literature , male homosocial desire, views robert wringhim s character failing negotiate demands of configuration of male homosocial desire existing in society being manifest in desire other men.
boucher , mccomas described 1949 edition forgotten classic, praising terrifying picture of devil s subtle conquest of self-righteous man masterpiece of supernatural.
the bad sister emma tennant modern-day version of hogg s novel female protagonist.
in short film voices, starring sean biggerstaff, central character uses audio extracts of himself reading hogg s novel create final apology.




^ recommended reading, f&sf, february 1950, p.107