Thomas De Quincey
English essayist, translator and political economist (1785–1859) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Penson De Quincey (/də ˈkwɪnsi/;[1] né Thomas Penson Quincey; 15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).[2][3] Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.[4]
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Born | Thomas Penson Quincey (1785-08-15)15 August 1785 Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Died | 8 December 1859(1859-12-08) (aged 74) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Resting place | St Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, Scotland |
Notable works | Confessions of an English Opium-Eater "On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth" |
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