| Title | : | Confessions of an English Opium-Eater |
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| Author | : | Thomas De Quincey |
| Release | : | 2015-10-15 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | History |
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| 1 | Confessions of an English Opium-Eater | Thomas De Quincey |
| Thomas De Quincey’s highly charged and hauntingly accurate account of laudanum addiction is considered the root of all drug novels. From Poe to Burroughs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater influenced a variety of literary writers. After being prescribed the drug as pain relief for a chronic condition, De Quincey soon found himself compelled by the opium experience. His dreams are recounted here in every hallucinatory detail: threatening Roman armies, sunken cities, and German mountaintops... De Quincey’s vivid memories will evoke wonder and curiosity in the listener. |
