Thomas De Quincey
(1785-1859)
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Thomas Penson De Quincey (15 August 1785 – 8 December 1859) was an English essayist, 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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Thomas Penson De Quincey 15 August 1785 Manchester, England
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8 December 1859 (aged 74) Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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