Thomas De Quincey, English essayist, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821)
Thomas Penson De Quincey (August 15, 1785 – December 8, 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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Words of Wisdom
A promise is binding in the inverse ratio of the numbers to whom it is made.
