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On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts
Thomas de Quincy
"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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| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 13, 1901 |
| ISBN13 | 9781646795574 |
| Publishers | Cosimo Classics |
| Pages | 40 |
| Dimensions | 127 × 203 × 3 mm · 54 g |
| Language | English |
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