On murder considered as one of the fine arts : and other writings

Take a look at the entertainment landscape today—the most popular books, movies, and television shows all revolve around murder and its dissection by brilliant investigators. Renowned British essayist Thomas de Quincey stumbled on this truth early in the nineteenth century, prompting him to pen the satirical piece __On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts__. In it, de Quincey gets to the very heart of our ongoing obsession with the finer points of killing. On the Knocking at the Gate, in MacbethOn Murder Considered as One of the Fine ArtsA Second Paper on Murder Considered as One of the Fine ArtsJoan of Arc The English Mail-CoachThe Vision of Sudden DeathDinner, Real and ReputedEndnotes