{"product_id":"second-paper-on-murder-considered-thomas-de-quincy-9781646795581","title":"Second Paper On Murder Considered as one of the Fine Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think little of robbing; and from robbing he comes next to drinking and Sabbath-breaking, and from that to incivility and procrastination.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Thomas De Quincey, A Second Paper on Murder(1839)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Second Paper on Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts (1839) is the second in a series of three essays Thomas De Quincey wrote on the subject of crime and black humor, the others being \"On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts\" (also available from Cosimo Classics) and \"Postscript [to On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts].\" These essays exerted a strong influence on subsequent literary representations of crime and were lauded by such critics as 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 164679558X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646795581\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\/1839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.06d","brand":"Thomas de Quincy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080491593983,"sku":"9781646795581","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17afeeba-6857-4c3f-8e69-b49f589512b0.jpg?v=1685487088","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/second-paper-on-murder-considered-thomas-de-quincy-9781646795581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}