Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater
by De Quincey Thomas
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Cedar Creek, Queensland, Australia
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Synopsis
Confessions of an English Opium-eater is an autobiographical account written by Thomas de Quincey about his addiction to laudanum - a combination of opium and alcohol - and its effects. He first had it published anonymously in the London Magazine in 1821, but it was released as a book the following year.
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- Mammy Bears Books (AU)
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- Title
- Confessions Of An English Opium-Eater
- Author
- De Quincey Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Walter Scott Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- London, Felling-on-Tyne
- Size
- 175x125x25mm
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiographies; Authors;
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