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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

by De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859

BookID: 2040

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Opium abuse -- EnglandAuthors, English -- 19th century -- BiographyDe Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859Drug addicts -- Great Britain -- Biography

Description

"Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" by Thomas De Quincey is an autobiographical account published in 1821. De Quincey chronicles his laudanum addiction and its profound effects on his life, from the pleasures of early use to the nightmares and visions of dependency. Beginning with his troubled youth as a homeless runaway in London, he traces his relationship with opium through vivid, seductive prose that itself mirrors the drug's allure. This groundbreaking work won De Quincey overnight fame and shaped public understanding of opium for generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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