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Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, and paved the way for later generations of literary drug-takers from Baudelaire to Burroughs. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.
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Confessions of an English Opium Eater, Thomas De Quincey
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- Released
- 2009
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Thomas De Quincey
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 128
- ISBN10
- 014104389X
- ISBN13
- 9780141043890
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Opinion Journalism & Essays, 19th century, English Literature, Drugs, Drug Addicts, Opium
- First published
- 1821
- Original title
- Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
- Rating
- 3.15 out of 5
- Description
- Describing the surreal hallucinations, insomnia and nightmarish visions he experienced while consuming daily large amounts of laudanum, Thomas De Quincey's legendary account of the pleasures and pains of opium forged a link between artistic self-expression and addiction, and paved the way for later generations of literary drug-takers from Baudelaire to Burroughs. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.