Greater London Council
Thomas de Quincy, 1785 - 1859, wrote "Confessions of an English Opium Eater" in this house.
Note: "Quincey" seems to be the accepted spelling rather than the "Quincy" on the plaque.
WC2, Tavistock Street, 36
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Thomas de Quincey
Born Manchester. Author, best known for "Confessions of an English Opium-Eate...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Thomas de Quincey
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