the private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner

It’s only a slight cheat since whether or not his friend Gil-Martin is the Devil is the book’s horrific, troubling aporia. So instead of inscrutable wickedness, personal vendetta, simple cruelty or being the Adversary of God, I choose Robert Wringhim from James Hogg’s The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner. Personally, I have no deep desire to dispatch with Sherlock Holmes, like Moriarty bend the Universe to my will like Star Trek’s Khan Noonien Singh, the AntiMonitor, or oh-so-many others. The best villains, to my mind, are the ones most like us. Are we talking about the scope of their megalomania – a Sauron or an Ahab? Or is it the nastiness of their behaviour – a Patrick Bateman or a Humbert Humbert? Or is it the slyness of their villainy – Bertha from Jane Eyre or Mrs Danvers from Rebecca? Henry de Montherlant observed that “happiness writes in white ink on white paper”, and it’s certainly true that villainy thrills on the page in a manner decency struggles to realise. Reading the choices made by fellow contributors has, to an extent, brilliantly confused rather than dully clarified my thoughts. Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.It was an odd delight to have to choose a favourite villain in literature.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.

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The private memoirs and confessions of a justified sinner