Thomas De Quincey

Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) was an English essayist and critic, famous for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. British philosopher and author A.C. Grayling is founder and master of the New College of the Humanities in London and supernumerary fellow of St. Anne's College, Oxford. His latest books include Who Owns the Moon? (2025) and Discriminations: Making Peace in the Culture Wars (2025)