Thomas Penson De Quincey, author of Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, died in Edinburgh on 8 December 1859 – he was 74.
To mark the day, here is a newspaper obituary of De Quincey that was published two weeks after his death.
Royal Cornwall Gazette – Friday 23 December 1859
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Manchester Times – Friday 08 August 1890
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