Ubiistvo kak odno iz iziashchnykh iskusstv - Thomas De Quincey

English writer, scientist, author of the famous "Confessions of an Englishman who used opium" Thomas de kinsey tells about murder in terms of aesthetic categories. The black-humored narrative is a scientific report on the most striking and extravagant murders of the past. The professor's frightening awareness of the acclaimed crimes of the era suggests that this is not a scientific report, but a confession of a murderer. Is this really the case, or perhaps so manifested by the writer's talent for the author who inspired Charles Dickens to best his novels? The reader himself will be able to answer this question after reading the book.