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A psychological thriller before its time, James Hogg’s Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner, published in 1824, takes us back to the world of 18th-century Scotland, into a mind haunted by religious obsession, and driven to commit murder. The events are told from several different viewpoints, so that truth and reality appear to dissolve in this disturbing story of the dark legacy of Calvinist doctrine, and how it led one man to madness.

Bernard Cribbins's life has been an eventful one. In 1943, he left school aged fourteen and joined Oldham Repertory Company where he earned fifteen bob for a seventy-hour week. After being called up for National Service in 1946 he became a paratrooper and spent several months in Palestine being shot at. On returning home, and to the theatre, Bernard was eventually approached by George Martin, then an A&R man for Parlophone Records, who suggested he made a record.

Hogg recounts a time where he knows he met a ghost. He addresses the audience, stating that the common folk no longer believe in ghosts, although he is a believer. Any person he talks to tells him the young women he's seen doesn't exist....

James Hogg was an 19th century Scottish writer. Mary Burnet is a traditional Scottish ghost story which he retold.

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner is a pioneering psychological thriller rooted in the realm of modern crime fiction. This gripping narrative unfolds in a Scotland where angels, devils, and demonic possession are realities. The books protagonist, a criminal anti-hero, navigates this world, offering a stark contrast to the growing antinomian society, one rejecting laws and moral norms, particularly in a Christian context. This society believes that the Ten Commandments are obsolete, trusting solely in divine forgiveness and salvation. Join us as we dive into this ...