Confessions of an English Opium Eater (Penguin Classics) - Thomas De Quincey

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7 Listal rating 0 Videos 0 Pictures 0 Reviews 1 Lists 1 Ratings Manufacturer : Penguin Classics Release date : 27 March 2003 ISBN-10 : 0140439013 | ISBN-13 : 9780140439014 British Literature (1), Thomas De Quincey (1) Recommend this to a friend Friend : Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)sheeper (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises) Note (optional) : or cancel Mark this item as loaned Listal member or Please selectTamara H (tamaraphardy29)Professor Brown (professorbrown)sheeper (sheeper)Rômulo Kainof (romulo)Ceinwyn (alinde)BB Walter (bbwalter)sweeety (hejer)kkatris (kkatris)franchises (franchises) Non listal name Loaned on 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember 200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020 or cancel Read Unread Reading Read Condition Not specifiedMintNear mintGoodAveragePoor Private notes or cancel

Description In this remarkable autobiography, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took through London-and the nightmares, despair, and paranoia to which he became prey-under the influence of the then-legal painkiller laudanum. Forging a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, Confess In this remarkable autobiography, Thomas De Quincey hauntingly describes the surreal visions and hallucinatory nocturnal wanderings he took through London-and the nightmares, despair, and paranoia to which he became prey-under the influence of the then-legal painkiller laudanum. Forging a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, Confessions seamlessly weaves the effects of drugs and the nature of dreams, memory, and imagination. First published in 1821, it paved the way for later generations of literary drug users, from Baudelaire to Burroughs, and anticipated psychoanalysis with its insights into the subconscious. ... (more) (less) Written by Thomas De Quincey Lists Books (14 items) by sarahbuckley_x Last updated 2 years ago View all lists

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