THOMAS De QUINCEY (1785 –1859) was an English essayist. His account of his opiated experiences has left an indelible print on the literature of addiction. Chiefly remembered today for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821); the De Quincey oeuvre includes literary criticism, poetry, and a large selection of reviews, translations and journalism. His private correspondence and diary has also been published, along with On the Knocking at the Gate in Macbeth (1823) Walladmor (1825) On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts (1827) Klosterheim, or the Masque (1832) Lake Reminiscences (1834–40) Revolt of the Tartars (1837) The Logic of the Political Economy (1844) Suspiria de Profundis (1845) The English Mail-Coach (1849) and Autobiographical Sketches (1853)