{"product_id":"on-murder-considered-as-one-thomas-de-quincy-9781646795574","title":"On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"People begin to see that something more goes to the composition of a fine murder than two blockheads to kill and be killed-a knife-a purse-and a dark lane...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Thomas De Quincy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts (1827), Thomas De Quincy used a series of murders, allegedly committed in London in 1811 by John Williams, as the centerpiece of a satirical essay that whimsically discusses the aesthetics of murder. In this commentary, De Quincy uses black humor to make a tongue-in-cheek statement about the impact of crime. His writing had a remarkable impact on crime, terror, and detective fiction and was praised by critics like G. K. Chesterton and George Orwell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas de Quincy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646795571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646795574\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosimo Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/03\/1827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Thomas de Quincy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128372621567,"sku":"9781646795574","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5abbdf49-d876-482a-914b-aac7735202e2.jpg?v=1687458371","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-murder-considered-as-one-thomas-de-quincy-9781646795574","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}