Confessions of an English Opium Eater
$28.64
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
4 September 2003
Summary
The Paradise and Pains of Opium: A Confession
“Thou has the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!”
Determined to counter the lies about opium that had been told by travellers to the Orient and the medical profession, De Quincey describes his addiction, the consciousness altering properties of the drug, its pleasures and its pains.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140439014 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140439013 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Barry Milligan, Thomas De Quincey |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 4 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 262g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Mind-blowingly modern … [De Quincey’s] poetic depictions of the wild hallucinations that punctuated his years with the drug transfixed his contemporaries. To us, though, his story is revelatory mostly for its eerie familiarity.” —The New York Times Book Review“De Quincey’s rather majestic, classically learned and singular style inspires every page of his writing… . The self-controlled equanimity of this classic volume is little short of miraculous.” —The Guardian
About The Author
Barry Milligan
Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) studied at Oxford, failing to take his degree but discovering opium. He later met Coleridge, Southey and the Wordsworths. From 1828 until his death he lived in Edinburgh and made his living from journalism.
Barry Milligan is Professor of English at Wright State University and author of Pleasures and Pains.
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