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On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts

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"People begin to see that something more goes to the composition of a fine murder than two blockheads to kill and be killed-a knife-a purse-and a dark lane..."

-Thomas De Quincy


In On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts (1827), Thomas De Quincy used a series of murders, allegedly committed in London in 1811 by John Williams, as the centerpiece of a satirical essay that whimsically discusses the aesthetics of murder. In this commentary, De Quincy uses black humor to make a tongue-in-cheek statement about the impact of crime. His writing had a remarkable impact on crime, terror, and detective fiction and was praised by critics like G. K. Chesterton and George Orwell.

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  • Cosimo Classics Brand
  • Oct 3, 1827 Pub Date:
  • 1646795571 ISBN-10:
  • 9781646795574 ISBN-13:
  • English Language
  • 40.0 pages Paperback
  • 8 in * 0.1 in * 5 in Dimensions:
  • 0 lb Weight: