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Thomas de Quincey, English essayist and opium addict, is buried here in St Cuthbert's Burial Ground. He is most famous for his book, Confessions of an English Opium Eater.
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Thomas de Quincey - Electronic Library
Reference Library:
Read works by Thomas de Quincey in the Edinburgh Reference Library
Related:
St Cuthbert's Burial Ground
St Cuthbert's Church
Also in St Cuthbert's Burial Ground:
George Meikle Kemp
Duncan McLaren
Archibald McLean
James Tait