1. [n]  a sheep up to the age of one year; one yet to be sheared
2. [n]  Scottish writer of rustic verse (1770-1835)

Hogg
Narrated from the point of view of an unnamed 11-year-old boy, this novel explores the darkest recesses of the human psyche in graphically sexual and violent terms. The narrator is exposed to everything from incest and torture to racism and slavery when he falls in with a twisted Svengali (the title character) who controls a gang of young men who spend their days and nights raping and murdering. This book is not for the faint of heart.

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