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In this haunting autobiography, De Quincey describes the pleasures and pains of his addiction to opium, the surreal visions and hallucinations that accompanied his nocturnal wanderings through London, and the despair, nightmares, and paranoia he suffered. First published in 1821, this remarkable volume paved the way for later generations of literary drug users. Also includes "Suspiria de Profundis," "The English Mail-Coach," and his "Literary Reminiscences" of Lamb, Coleridge, and Wordsworth.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (Ebook): 9781411437371
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Ebook: 1 March 2011
1 of 2840
Biographies
In this haunting autobiography, De Quincey describes the pleasures and pains of his addiction to opium, the surreal visions and hallucinations that accompanied his nocturnal wanderings through London, and the despair, nightmares, and paranoia he suffered. First published in 1821, this remarkable volume paved the way for later generations of literary drug users. Also includes "Suspiria de Profundis," "The English Mail-Coach," and his "Literary Reminiscences" of Lamb, Coleridge, and Wordsworth.
© 2011 Barnes & Noble (Ebook): 9781411437371
Release date
Ebook: 1 March 2011
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