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A lucid, deeply researched biography. If you've never read Thomas De Quincey, you should. Afterwards, when fascinated by the man, as you will be, turn immediately to this excellent, detailed, and often harrowing biography. --Michael Dirda

Superb. I can't imagine anybody ever needing to do the job again. Mr. Morrison gives us an admirably lucid tour through the long, chaotic shambles of De Quincey s life.

Artful. A finely mapped study of an eccentric character.

Artful. A finely mapped study of an eccentric character. A lucid, deeply researched biography. If you've never read Thomas De Quincey, you should. Afterwards, when fascinated by the man, as you will be, turn immediately to this excellent, detailed, and often harrowing biography.--Michael Dirda Superb. I can't imagine anybody ever needing to do the job again. Mr. Morrison gives us an admirably lucid tour through the long, chaotic shambles of De Quincey's life.

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Robert Morrison is recognized as a world-class scholar of Romantic and Victorian literature. He is the editor of De Quincey's On Murder (Oxford) as well as a collection of critical essays on De Quincey (Routledge). Robert is currently a professor of literature at Queen's University in Ontario. He lives in Canada.

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