Also known as Thomas Penson De Quincey, De Quincey
British author (1785-1859)
Thomas De Quincey was a British author from the late 18th and 19th centuries best known for his autobiographical writings about his experiences with opium addiction. His works, particularly "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater," helped establish the personal essay as a major literary form and provided influential early documentation of addiction and its psychological effects.
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Thomas Penson De Quincey (/də ˈkwɪnsi/; 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). Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the West.
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