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Thomas De Quincey
De Quincey’s Literary Criticism (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

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This 1909 collection by the author of Confessions of an English Opium-Eater includes his famous essay “On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth, ” plus writings on rhetoric, style and language, literary theory, Pope, Milton, Wordsworth, Lamb, and others.

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Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) was an English journalist, translator, and essayist. He began taking opium while a student at Oxford and published a book about his experiences with the narcotic. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater caused a sensation when published and earned De Quincey both literary acquaintances and more writing assignments.

Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 276 ● ISBN 9781411457836 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Editor H. Darbishire ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5864158 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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