Thomas De Quincey : 18th-Century English Writer, Essayist, and Literary Critic, Author of Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

August 15, 1785 — December 8, 1859

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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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August 15, 1785

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December 8, 1859

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