De Quincey (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): English Men of Letters Series

by David Masson

Overview

Published in 1881, this volume of the English Men of Letters series was written by a man who had been both friend and editor to Thomas De Quincey.  As such, it is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the life of one of Victorian England's most unusual writers, the author of Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411439054
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble
Publication date:	02/15/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	198
File size:	327 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

David Masson (1822-1907) was a Scottish writer and early advocate of higher education for women.  He was personally acquainted with such literary luminaries as De Quincey, Thomas Carlyle, and Elizabeth Barrett Browning.  He is best known for his six-volume biography of Milton, Life of Milton in Connexion with the History of His Own Time.