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Essayist and author Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was born in Manchester. He's most famous for his infamous addiction memoir ''Literature/ConfessionsOfAnEnglishOpiumEater''. Yet he also wrote countless essays - most notably the beautiful ''Literature/LevanaAndOurLadiesOfSorrow'' from the collection ''Suspiria De Profundis''. This elegant prose-poem inspired a number of later projects, including a trio of Dario Argento films (see the work's page for more details).
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[[caption-width-right:813:Portrait of the English opium eater by Sir John Watson Gordon, circa 1845]]
->''"In many walks of life, a conscience is a more expensive encumbrance than a wife or a carriage."''
-->-- '''Thomas De Quincey''', from ''Confessions of an English Opium Eater''
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Essayist and author Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was born in Manchester. He's most famous for his infamous addiction memoir ''Literature/ConfessionsOfAnEnglishOpiumEater''. Yet he also wrote countless essays - most notably the beautiful ''Literature/LevanaAndOurLadiesOfSorrow'' from the collection ''SuspiriaDeProfundis''. This elegant prose-poem inspired a number of later projects, including a trio of Dario Argento films (see the work's page for more details).
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Essayist and author Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was born in Manchester. He's most famous for his infamous addiction memoir ''Literature/ConfessionsOfAnEnglishOpiumEater''. Yet he also wrote countless essays - most notably the beautiful ''Literature/LevanaAndOurLadiesOfSorrow'' from the collection ''SuspiriaDeProfundis''. ''Suspiria De Profundis''. This elegant prose-poem inspired a number of later projects, including a trio of Dario Argento films (see the work's page for more details).details).
!!Tropes That Apply To De Quincey Himself:
* FunctionalAddict: His opium-using didn't stop him from writing a number of eloquent essays. In fact, he wrote more during periods of heavy use.
* MoneyDearBoy: De Quincey was incredibly bad with money. He wrote many of his essays to pay off his debts.
!!Tropes That Apply To De Quincey Himself:
* FunctionalAddict: His opium-using didn't stop him from writing a number of eloquent essays. In fact, he wrote more during periods of heavy use.
* MoneyDearBoy: De Quincey was incredibly bad with money. He wrote many of his essays to pay off his debts.
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Essayist and author Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was born in Manchester. He's most famous for his infamous addiction memoir ''Literature/ConfessionsOfAnEnglishOpiumEater''. Yet he also wrote countless essays.essays - most notably the beautiful ''Literature/LevanaAndOurLadiesOfSorrow'' from the collection ''SuspiriaDeProfundis''. This elegant prose-poem inspired a number of later projects, including a trio of Dario Argento films (see the work's page for more details).
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