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Thomas De Quincey
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater [EPUB ebook]

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You won't be able to put down this gripping first-hand account of opium addiction that shocked England after its initial publication in 1821. Thomas De Quincy was a renowned author and intellectual who fell prey to a laudanum addiction as a young man, and who later recounted his experiences in excruciating detail in a series of anonymously published magazine serials. This important early work provides a fascinating glimpse into the processes of drug addiction.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● ISBN 9788834100370 ● File size 1.1 MB ● Publisher JH ● Published 2019 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 6990434 ● Copy protection without

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