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Thomas De Quincey

  • Thomas Penson De Quincey
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Quincey, Thomas De
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Gender
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Date of birth
1785-08-15
Place of birth
Manchester
Date of death
1859-12-08
Place of death
Edinburgh

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Thomas Penson De Quincey (; 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). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.

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English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).

Last modified: 2023-04-15 (revision #136803)

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14768427
Wikidata ID
Q317160

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