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1821 (The London Magazine) Publication place. England. Media type. Print. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "the first major work De Quincey published and the one that won him fame almost overnight".
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, autobiographical narrative by English author Thomas De Quincey, first published in The London Magazine in two parts in 1821, then as a book, with an appendix, in 1822. The avowed purpose of the first version of the Confessions was to warn the reader of the
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Jan 31, 2017 · In his 1821 memoir Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Being an Extract from the Life of a Scholar, essayist Thomas De Quincey, the famed “Opium-eater” himself, proudly attributes the superior power of his opium-infused dreams to his natural disposition. He is a real philosopher on his own, but the opium he consumes intensifies his ...
Nov 12, 2022 · The Project Gutenberg eBook of Confessions of an English Opium-Eater, by Thomas De Quincey. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License ...
Sep 8, 2017 · In December 1820, Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859), by that time an opium-eater for over 16 years and an addict for over eight, arrived in Edinburgh from Grasmere to write for Blackwood's Magazine. He was, more accurately, an opium-drinker , taking the drug in the form of laudanum, alcoholic tincture of opium.
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Jan 1, 2000 · Summary. "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" by Thomas De Quincey is a personal account written in the early 19th century that blends autobiography and philosophical reflection. The text recounts the author's experiences with opium, exploring not only the allure and pleasures of the drug but also its devastating consequences.
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Although he was an acute literary critic, a voluminous contributor to Blackwood's and other journals, and a perceptive writer on history, biography, and economics, Thomas de Quincey (1785–1859) is best known for his Confessions of an English Opium Eater.First published in installments in the London Magazine in 1821, the work recounts De Quincey's early years as a precocious student of Greek ...
