Confessions of an English Opium Eater Contributor(s): Quincey, Thomas de (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486287424 ISBN-13: 9780486287423 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $2.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1995 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Impressive account -- admired for its introspective penetration and journalistic astuteness -- of author's early years as a precocious student of Greek and Latin, his adventures among the outcasts and prostitutes of London, studies at Oxford University, introduction to opium in 1804 and his longterm involvement with the drug. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - Drugs - Literary Collections |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 95018486 |
Lexile Measure: 1280 |
Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
Physical Information: 0.22" H x 5.18" W x 8.28" (0.15 lbs) 80 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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. |