On Murder by Thomas De Quincey

201 pages first pub 1827 (editions)

nonfiction classics essays philosophy dark slow-paced
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The titular essay in this volume of work by Thomas De Quincey centers on the notorious career of the murderer John Williams, who in 1811 brutally killed seven people in London's East End. De Quincey's response to Williams's attacks turns morality ...

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