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Pronunciation: [də kwˈɪnsɪ] (IPA)

De Quincey was a well-known British writer and essayist who is best known for his literary works. Some synonyms for the name De Quincey include Thomas Penson De Quincey, T.P. De Quincey, and simply Quincey. De Quincey was a prolific writer who wrote on a wide range of topics, including literature, philosophy, and history. Some of his most famous works include Confessions of an English Opium-Eater and On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts. De Quincey was a well-respected figure in the literary world and his contributions to literature are still celebrated today.

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  • Of the pleasures and pains of opium much has been written. The ecstasies and horrors of De Quincey and the paradis artificiels of Baudelaire are preserved and interpreted with an art which makes them immortal, and the world knows well the beauty, the terror and the mystery of those obscure realms into which the inspired dreamer is transported.
    H. P. Lovecraft
  • Against the wall, near the head of the bunk, was a rack filled with books. I glanced over them, noting with astonishment such names as Shakespeare, Tennyson, Poe, and De Quincey. There were scientific works too, among which were represented men such as Tyndall, Proctor, and Darwin.
    Jack London

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