Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Thomas de Quincey
Oct 2015 · Naxos AudioBooks · Narrated by Gunnar Cauthery
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3 hr 41 min
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Thomas De QuinceyÕs highly charged and hauntingly accurate account of laudanum addiction is considered the root of all drug novels. From Poe to Burroughs, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater influenced a variety of literary writers. After being prescribed the drug as pain relief for a chronic condition, De Quincey soon found himself compelled by the opium experience. His dreams are recounted here in every hallucinatory detail: threatening Roman armies, sunken cities, and German mountaintopsÉ De QuinceyÕs vivid memories will evoke wonder and curiosity in the listener.
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