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Thomas De Quincey, an Uncommon card
Thomas Penson De Quincey was an English writer, essayist, and literary critic, best known for his Confessions of an English Opium-Eater.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 70
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 140
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 59,000
Power 140 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Thomas De Quincey quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Thomas De Quincey card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the ______ of addiction literature in the Western world.
Answer
tradition. Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the Western world. From the Thomas De Quincey article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chris Leben. Chris Leben 76 · Cyprinidae 73 · Thomas De Quincey 70 · Dresden Codex 66 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work De Quincey inaugurated the tradition of addiction literature in the Western world.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Thomas De Quincey article was read about 59,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 70 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Thomas De Quincey
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Thomas De Quincey (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : John Watson Gordon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
