Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 De Quincey, Thomas 1785 1859 Quincey, Thomas de Quincy, Thomas de Kvinsi, Tomas de DeQuincey, Thomas Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1 Reading ease score: 57.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The household wreck -- The Spanish nun -- Flight of a Tartar tribe. Produced by Anne Soulard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers — Volume 1" by Thomas De Quincey is a collection of reflective essays and narratives written during the early 19th century. This volume includes interconnected explorations of human emotions, tragedies, and the poignant nature of existence, delving into themes of loss, suffering, and the fragility of happiness as experienced by individuals. The opening of the book presents a deeply introspective monologue reflecting on the inherent weaknesses and sufferings of humanity, particularly focusing on the notion that life is filled with inevitable struggles and melancholy. De Quincey articulates profound thoughts on the fleeting nature of happiness when faced with calamities, setting the stage for the narrative that begins with the tale of a personal tragedy involving a young couple, a wife named Agnes and her husband, who recounts moments before the shattering events that loom ahead. The beauty and innocence of their life together is emphatically described, highlighting the fragility of joy in the world, which foreshadows the darker path the story is poised to take. Through vivid imagery and emotional depth, De Quincey invites the reader into a world where hope and despair intertwine, laying the groundwork for a narrative of both personal and universal significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 499150 499031 2024-10-03T08:07:14.808740 2023-10-03T07:37:12.439954 text/html text/html 499143 499024 2024-10-03T08:07:15.095669 2023-10-03T07:37:12.644961 text/html text/html 286680 2024-10-03T08:07:24.118091 application/epub+zip 293726 2024-10-03T08:07:19.097202 application/epub+zip 268222 2024-10-03T08:07:17.500231 application/epub+zip 516599 2024-10-03T08:07:28.254150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492485 2024-10-03T08:07:23.242230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462320 2022-09-03T10:36:29.824497 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482900 482832 2024-10-03T08:07:14.393803 2023-10-03T07:37:12.180951 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 477997 2020-12-29T10:46:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 187272 2020-12-29T10:46:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19370 2024-10-03T08:07:28.383126 application/rdf+xml 17222 2024-10-03T08:07:18.088201 image/jpeg 3681 2024-10-03T08:07:17.783198 image/jpeg 285775 2024-10-03T08:07:15.141636 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia