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Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater: Annotated Edition – Also Includes The Pleasures Of Opium, Introduction To The Pains Of Opium And The Pains Of Opium

Name: Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater: Annotated Edition - Also Includes The Pleasures Of Opium, Introduction To The Pains Of Opium And The Pains Of Opium
SKU: 9781847497635
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By (author) Thomas De Quincey,

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Published anonymously in The London Magazine, the Confessions were an immediate success, and soon speculation was rife as to the identity of the mysterious Opium-Eater. The work, which introduced the literary world to De Quincey’s unique “impassioned prose”, is now widely deemed to be De Quincey’s masterpiece.

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addiction autobiography Charles Baudelaire classic drug english literature laudanum laudanum addiction memoir Opium romantic romanticism Victorian times victorians

ISBN: 9781847497635

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 12.6 × 1.4 × 19.8 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 160 pages
Dimensions 12.6 × 1.4 × 19.8 cm | 160
Publication Date 22 November 2018
Publisher Alma Books Ltd
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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Thomas De Quincey

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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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