Confessions
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Guy de la Bédoyère’s “The Confessions of Samuel Pepys” is effectively a supplement to the superlative complete edition made by Robert Latham and William Matthews and published in 11 volumes between 1970 and 1983.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“Bringing Confessions II back to where it began was such a thrill,” she wrote.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Madonna first appeared at Coachella in 2006, popping up at the Sahara Tent instead of the main stage to perform Confessions On A Dance Floor.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The original Confessions On A Dancefloor - an unapologetically euphoric excursion into dance culture - is considered among her best records, alongside Like A Prayer and Ray Of Light.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
St. Augustine—who in his Confessions writes, “I came to the fields and spacious palaces of memory”—gave memory the honor of being one of the three faculties of the soul.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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