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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

by Thomas De Quincey
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Publication Date: 27/07/2015
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'Confessions of an English Opium-Eater' (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and its effect on his life. The 'Confessions' was the first major work De Quincey published and the one which won him fame almost overnight.

ISBN:
9781515400714
9781515400714
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
27-07-2015
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wilder Publications, Inc.
Thomas De Quincey

Thomas De Quincey (1785 1859) was a journalist and author best known for Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, Suspiria de Profundis ' and The English Mail-Coach '.

His extraordinary and wide-ranging influence can be felt in authors from Baudelaire to J.G. Ballard, with the former describing him as one of the most original minds in England.

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