This edition had all images removed.
Title: Autobiographic Sketches
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Anne Soulard, Arno Peters, Tiffany Vergon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Autobiographic Sketches" by Thomas De Quincey is a collection of personal essays reflecting on the author's life, likely written in the mid-19th century. In these sketches, De Quincey delves into significant moments and experiences from his childhood, examining themes of grief, love, and the profound impacts of loss, particularly regarding his siblings. Painful memories intertwined with vivid sensory details offer a poignant glimpse into the complexities of his emotional landscape. The opening of the text introduces readers to De Quincey's childhood, specifically focusing on the loss of his beloved sisters and the implications of these early tragedies on his psyche. He describes the overwhelming sorrow that enveloped his young heart, the innocence disrupted by death, and his attempts to understand the finality of loss. The narrative captures the interplay between the joys of childhood and the shadow of mortality, setting a reflective tone that invites readers to ponder their own experiences with grief and the ephemeral nature of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
EBook No.: 7306
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Downloads: 115
Language: English
Subject: Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Autobiographic Sketches
Note: Reading ease score: 49.1 (College-level). Difficult to read.
Credits: Produced by Anne Soulard, Arno Peters, Tiffany Vergon and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
Summary: "Autobiographic Sketches" by Thomas De Quincey is a collection of personal essays reflecting on the author's life, likely written in the mid-19th century. In these sketches, De Quincey delves into significant moments and experiences from his childhood, examining themes of grief, love, and the profound impacts of loss, particularly regarding his siblings. Painful memories intertwined with vivid sensory details offer a poignant glimpse into the complexities of his emotional landscape. The opening of the text introduces readers to De Quincey's childhood, specifically focusing on the loss of his beloved sisters and the implications of these early tragedies on his psyche. He describes the overwhelming sorrow that enveloped his young heart, the innocence disrupted by death, and his attempts to understand the finality of loss. The narrative captures the interplay between the joys of childhood and the shadow of mortality, setting a reflective tone that invites readers to ponder their own experiences with grief and the ephemeral nature of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
EBook No.: 7306
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Downloads: 115
Language: English
Subject: Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography
Subject: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.