The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Part I Vol 5

Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. This is the first part of a 21-volume set presenting De Quincey's work, also including previously unpublished material.

Table of Contents:
Preface -- Abbreviations -- Articles from the Edinburgh Saturday Post: [Observations on Diet] -- [Review of the Edinburgh Review for June 1827; Part One of TwoJ -- [Review of the Edinburgh Review for June 1827; Part Two of Two] -- Klopstock, from the Danish -- [Mr. Canning’s Death] -- [New Ministerial Arrangements] -- [The Nomination of Mr Herries] -- West India Petition -- [Meeting at Birmingham] -- [Every Night Book] -- [‘Harlequin Changes in this Drama of Faction’] -- (Review of Blackwood’s Magazine for September 1827] -- Owen of Lanark -- Mr. Canning and the Aristocracy -- [King James I. of Scotland] -- Mexican Bonds -- The Standard Newspaper -- [Professor Wilson and the London Sun and Standard] -- [Owen of Lanark; An Editor’s Apology] -- [News from Spain and Portugalj Triple Alliance -- [The Catalonian Insurrection; Rumours of the Press] -- [Review of Blackwood’s Magazine for October 1827] -- Waste Lands and Emigration -- Tales of all Nations -- [Italian Tragedy: Foreign Quarterly Review] -- Disciples of Mr. Maithus -- Bank of England -- Quarterly Review, No. 72, and the Standard Newspaper - On the Doctrine of Rent -- Plagiarism; To the Editor of the Edinburgh Saturday Post -- [Review of Blackwood’s Magazine for November 1327] -- [No News from Navarino] -- Political Economy; The Standard and the Edinburgh Saturday -- [The Battle of Navarino; First ReportsJ -- (Review of the Edinburgh Review for October 1827; Part OneTwo] -- [The Battle of Navarino; The Aftermath] -- [Review of the Edinburgh Review for October 1827; Part Two Two] -- [The Battle of Navarino; Rumours from Paris] -- [Review of Blackwood’s Magazine for December 1 27J -- [Rumours of War] -- [Cornillon’s Dial annaire and the Teaching of Languages] -- [The First Casualty of War] -- [Review of the Foreign Quarterly Review for November 1827] -- Italian Opera [First Article — Rossini’s Barber of Seville] -- [London Newspapers and the Change of Government] -- [‘How Easy is the Descent’; Andrew Thomson and the Bible Societies] -- Italian Opera [Second Article — Rossini’s II Turco in Italia] -- [‘War may be Avoided’] -- [‘This State of Indetermination’] -- Letters of Junius [Part One of Three] -- Letters of Junius [Part Two of Three] -- Letters of Junius [Part Three of Threel -- Italian Opera [Third Article — ‘Our Italian Friends’] -- [The Battle of Navarino; Rumours Affirmed] -- Vocal Concert -- Italian Opera [Fourth Article — Rossini and Others] -- [The Prospects of France and Great Britain] -- Moscheles’ Concert -- (The End of the Coalition] -- The Ministry -- [The King’s Speech] -- [‘The Sublimest Rat upon Record’] -- Moscheles’ Morning Concert -- Dc Begnis’ Concert (Last night) -- Mr. Huskisson’s Re-Election -- [Mr. Huskisson’s Character] -- [The Dissolution of the Late Government and the Constitution of the Present] -- [The Dissolution of the Late Government and the Constitution of the Present] -- Professional Concert -- [Anatomy of Drunkenness] -- Emigration -- [Review of the Edinburgh Review for January 1828] -- [Reply to ‘Antehellenistes’] -- [‘On the Subject of Emigration’] -- [‘On the Subject of Emigration’] -- [As Strong as ‘Sealing-Wax’) -- [The Corn Bill) -- Turkey -- Miss E. Paton’s Concert -- [Rumours from Paris] -- The Transference of an Elective Franchise] -- [‘The Great Question — War or No War?’) -- [The Foreign Journals] -- [‘The Pretensions of Phrenology’] -- Explanatory notes -- Textual notes.

About the Author :
David Groves,