Miscellaneous Essays of Thomas de Quincey

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) (8 hr 12 min)

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ON THE KNOCKING AT THE GATE IN MACBETH	15:08	Read by Richard Grove
ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART I	15:10	Read by ML Cohen
ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART II	27:15	Read by ML Cohen
ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS, PART III	27:32	Read by ML Cohen
SECOND PAPER ON MURDER, CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE FINE ARTS	42:02	Read by Cori Samuel
JOAN OF ARC, PART I (Context)	30:10	Read by Robin Cotter
JOAN OF ARC, PART II (Education)	20:35	Read by Robin Cotter
JOAN OF ARC, PART III (Capture &Trial;)	23:18	Read by Robin Cotter
JOAN OF ARC, PART IV (Martyrdom)	25:33	Read by Robin Cotter
THE ENGLISH MAIL-COACH; OR, THE GLORY OF MOTION, PART I	53:59	Read by Tim Makarios
THE ENGLISH MAIL-COACH; OR, THE GLORY OF MOTION, PART II	21:40	Read by Tim Makarios
THE VISION OF SUDDEN DEATH, PART I	46:32	Read by Hugh McGuire
THE VISION OF SUDDEN DEATH, PART II (DREAM-FUGUE ON PART I)	25:53	Read by Hugh McGuire
DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART I	34:34	Read by Robert Scott
DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART II	28:36	Read by Robert Scott
DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART III	28:57	Read by Robert Scott
DINNER, REAL AND REPUTED, PART IV	25:40	Read by Robert Scott

Miscellaneous Essays of Thomas de Quincey

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