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Note Book of an English Opium-Eater

by Thomas De Quincey

Level C2 · ProficientMysteryPhilosophy14 chapters
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About this book

Dive into a darkly playful exploration where murder is dissected as a twisted art form, blurring the lines between horror and extravagance in a provocative reflection on human fascination with violence.

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Contents

14 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02THREE MEMORABLE MURDERS.
03THE TRUE RELATIONS OF THE BIBLE TO MERELY HUMAN SCIENCE.
04SCHLOSSER'S LITERARY HISTORY OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY.
05THE ANTIGONE OF SOPHOCLES, AS REPRESENTED ON THE EDINBURGH STAGE.
06THE MARQUESS WELLESLEY. [1]
07MILTON VERSUS SOUTHEY AND LANDOR.
08FALSIFICATION OF ENGLISH HISTORY.
09A PERIPATETIC PHILOSOPHER.
10ON SUICIDE.
11SUPERFICIAL KNOWLEDGE.
12ENGLISH DICTIONARIES.

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