Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
by UnknownEdition: Reprint
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2013-02-01
Publisher(s): Random House UK
Availability: This title is currently not available.
Other versions by this Author
List Price: $12.95
Rent Textbook
Select for Price
New Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Used Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eTextbook
We're Sorry
Not Available
Summary
Once upon a time, opium (the main ingredient of heroine) was easily available over the chemist's counter. The secret of happiness, about which philosophers have disputed for so many ages, could be bought for a penny, and carried in the waistcoat pocket: portable ecstasies could be corked up in a pint bottle. Paradise? So thought Thomas de Quincey, but he soon discovered nobody will laugh long who deals much with opium.
Author Biography
Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) was an English essayist of the Romantic period who studied at Oxford, failing to take his degree but discovering opium. He is the author of On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts. Howard Marks is a former drug smuggler and the author of Mr. Nice.
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.