The English Opium Eater Thomas De Quincey Folio Society HC 1992 Memoir Classic
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Thomas De Quincey’s The English Opium Eater is a striking and deeply personal memoir that explores the author’s life, literary passions, and experiences with opium. Blending autobiography, essay, and philosophical reflection, De Quincey offers vivid accounts of the pleasures and perils of addiction alongside profound meditations on memory, imagination, and human experience. With eloquent prose and keen psychological insight, the book captures both the beauty and darkness of the mind under the influence of opium, revealing a world at once intense, dreamlike, and intellectually rich.
- Publisher: The Folio Society
- Year: 1992
- Binding: Hardcover
- Condition: Good
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