01768cam a22003493u 4500 2040 UtSlPG 20260610133053.0 m cr n 260607r2000||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859 Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2000 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_English_Opium-Eater Release date is 2000-01-01 David Price Updated: 2022-11-12. "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater" by Thomas De Quincey is an autobiographical account published in 1821. De Quincey chronicles his laudanum addiction and its profound effects on his life, from the pleasures of early use to the nightmares and visions of dependency. Beginning with his troubled youth as a homeless runaway in London, he traces his relationship with opium through vivid, seductive prose that itself mirrors the drug's allure. This groundbreaking work won De Quincey overnight fame and shaped public understanding of opium for generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Opium abuse -- England Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859 Drug addicts -- Great Britain -- Biography https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2040 44147 44147