Alexander Hay Japp's biography of Thomas De Quincey offers a detailed account of the author's life and works. De Quincey is best known for his autobiographical Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, which is discussed extensively in this book. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States...