ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH

Miscellaneous Essays of Thomas de Quincey

by Thomas de QUINCEY (1785 - 1859)

The Hunter Thompson of the 19th Century, de Quincey is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater (an activity shared with his hero, Samuel Coleridge, much to Wordsworth’s dismay). However, de Quincey’s literary genius is best captured in his essays, which, according to Wikipedia: His immediate influence extended to Edgar Allan Poe, Fitz Hugh Ludlow and Charles Baudelaire, but even major 20th century writers such as Jorge Luis Borges admired and claimed to be partly influenced by his work. (written by TTM)

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ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART II , ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART III , THE ENGLISH MAIL-COACH; OR, THE GLORY OF MOTION, PART II , DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART I , DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART II , DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART III , DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART IV , JOAN OF ARC, PART I (Context) , JOAN OF ARC, PART II (Education) , JOAN OF ARC, PART III (Capture &Trial) , JOAN OF ARC, PART IV (Martyrdom) , ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART I , SECOND PAPER ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS , THE ENGLISH MAIL-COACH; OR, THE GLORY OF MOTION, PART I , THE VISION OF SUDDEN DEATH, PART I , THE VISION OF SUDDEN DEATH, PART II (DREAM-FUGUE ON PART I)