Thomas De Quincey: Manchester Man and Expert in Murder
Schedule
Tue May 07 2024 at 06:00 pm
Location
The Portico Library | Manchester, EN
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J.C. Briggs finds the source of De Quincey’s fascination for murder in his Manchester childhood, the deaths of his sisters, and his education by some very eccentric Manchester men.J.C. Briggs, author of The Charles Dickens Investigations, talks about Manchester born Thomas De Quincey, literary critic, editor, opium addict, and connoisseur of murder. J.C. Briggs finds the source of De Quincey’s fascination for murder in his Manchester childhood, the deaths of his sisters, and his education by some very eccentric Manchester men, and takes a look at De Quincey’s editorship of The Westmorland Gazette, his essay On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts, and his chilling account of the famous Ratcliffe Highway Murders which shocked the nation in 1811.
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Where is it happening?
The Portico Library, 79 Mosley Street, Manchester, M2 3, United Kingdom,Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
