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Thomas De Quincey's three essays 'On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts' centre on the notorious career of the murderer John Williams, who in 1811 brutally killed seven people in London's East End. De Quincey coolly dissects the art of murder and its perfections, in a mixture of reportage, black satire, and aesthetic criticism. The volume also contains 'On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth' and De Quincey's finest tale of terror, 'The Avenger'.
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On Murder, Thomas De Quincey
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- Released
- 2009
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- Title
- On Murder
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas De Quincey
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 201
- ISBN10
- 0199539049
- ISBN13
- 9780199539048
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Historical Fiction, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Gifts for grandma, Historical Mystery
- First published
- 1827
- Original title
- Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts
- Rating
- 3.05 out of 5
- Description
- Thomas De Quincey's three essays 'On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts' centre on the notorious career of the murderer John Williams, who in 1811 brutally killed seven people in London's East End. De Quincey coolly dissects the art of murder and its perfections, in a mixture of reportage, black satire, and aesthetic criticism. The volume also contains 'On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth' and De Quincey's finest tale of terror, 'The Avenger'.