Thomas W. Hodgkinson

Sex, secrets, and self-mortification: the dark side of the confessional

A review of The Dark Box, by John Cornwell. This angry history of confession is sinfully enjoyable

Stirring the imagination into overdrive: ‘The Sinner’ by John Collier (1904) [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]
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  • The Dark Box: A Secret History of Confession

    John Cornwell

    Profile Books, pp. 288

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