Download or read book Autobiographic Sketches written by Thomas De Quincey and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-11-25 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Autobiographic Sketches" by Thomas De Quincey began when the author started contributing reminiscent articles to periodicals, a practice which he continued until he had written and published about 30 essays. He then collected these articles, revised, enlarged, and polished them with his customary diligence, and gave them to the public as a volume of peaks into his life as a writer and intellectual.From a life of strife to his travels around Europe, this book takes you through De Quincey's life in a fluid and fascinating way.