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Thomas De Quincey
Birth: 8-15-1785
Death: 12-8-1859
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Mentioned in 18661011FAS_WSJ1 by FAS, who mentions that WHS wanted a set of his books for his personal library. De Quincey was an English author who wrote candidly about his opium addiction to warn others of its dangers. His best known work, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, is a blend of autobiography and an expose on the dangers of drug use.
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Mentioned in 18661011FAS_WSJ1 by FAS, who mentions that WHS wanted a set of his books for his personal library. De Quincey was an English author who wrote candidly about his opium addiction to warn others of its dangers. His best known work, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, is a blend of autobiography and an expose on the dangers of drug use.
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