Project Gutenberg 2004-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 173 De Quincey, Thomas 1785 1859 Quincey, Thomas de Quincy, Thomas de Kvinsi, Tomas de DeQuincey, Thomas Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers Reading ease score: 50.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. The household wreck -- The Spanish nun -- Flight of a Tartar tribe -- System of the heavens as revealed by Lord Rosse's telescopes -- Modern superstition -- Coleridge and opium-eating -- Temperance movement -- On war -- The last days of Immanuel Kant. Text file produced by Anne Soulard, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team HTML file produced by David Widger "Narrative and Miscellaneous Papers" by Thomas De Quincey is a collection of essays and narratives written during the early 19th century. The work explores profound themes of human frailty, tragedy, and the emotional depths of existence, weaving personal reflections with broader social commentary. The first story, "The Household Wreck," delves into the fragile nature of happiness and the sudden catastrophes that can upend lives, focusing on a man's recollection of his cherished wife and the looming shadows of misfortune that threaten their bliss. At the start of "The Household Wreck," the narrator reflects on the inherent weaknesses of human life, setting a melancholic tone as he prepares to recount a personal tragedy. He recalls a moment of idyllic happiness spent with his wife, Agnes, during a beautiful spring day, only to have it shattered by unforeseen circumstances. The opening details the narrator's deep admiration for Agnes, describing her beauty and character, while foreshadowing an impending disaster that will irrevocably alter their lives. As the story unfolds, ominous predictions from a clairvoyant woman hint at calamity, leading to an intense narrative that captures the fragility of joy and the catastrophic events that can transform it into despair. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English essays English fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1069354 1069355 2024-10-03T08:07:45.004023 2023-10-03T07:37:32.528152 text/html text/html 1073673 2013-06-15T06:57:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 391703 2013-06-15T06:59:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492944 2024-10-03T08:07:57.641963 application/epub+zip 509547 2024-10-03T08:07:49.068005 application/epub+zip 482355 2024-10-03T08:07:47.506036 application/epub+zip 837590 2024-10-03T08:08:04.779938 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 786500 2024-10-03T08:07:56.681964 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 744035 2022-09-03T10:37:04.959750 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 967784 967643 2024-10-03T08:07:44.008992 2023-10-03T07:37:31.776119 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 967487 2013-06-15T06:58:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 378950 2013-06-15T06:59:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 967529 2013-06-15T06:58:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 378743 2013-06-15T06:59:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21976 2024-10-03T08:08:04.916889 application/rdf+xml 17387 2024-10-03T08:07:48.081990 image/jpeg 4070 2024-10-03T08:07:47.783034 image/jpeg 488591 2024-10-03T08:07:45.095028 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