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
Pratt, in his new book “The Guy You Loved to Hate: Confessions from a Reality TV Villain,” wrote that the coach was punishing him for “ghosting a meeting the night before playoffs.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
On Wednesday, Madonna officially confirmed the release of Confessions II - a sequel to her 2005 Confessions On A Dance Floor.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Madonna has officially announced that her next album will be a sequel to 2005's Confessions On A Dancefloor, the club-focused record that produced hits like Sorry and the Abba-sampling Hung Up.
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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