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It is one, however, which the opium-eater will find, in the end, as oppressive and tormenting as any other, from the sense of incapacity and feebleness, from the direct embarrassments incident to the neglect or procrastination of each day's appropriate duties, and from the remorse which must often exasperate the stings of these evils to a reflective and conscientious mind. The opium-eater loses none of his moral sensibilities or aspirations. He wishes and longs as earnestly as

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) is an autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum (opium and alcohol) addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "the first major work De Quincey published and the one which won him fame almost overnight ..." First published anonymously in September and October 1821 in the London Magazine, the Confessions was released in book form in 1822, and again in 1856, in an edition revised by De Quincey

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Credits: David Price Updated: 2022-11-12. Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Opium abuse -- England Subject: Authors, English -- 19th century -- Biography Subject: De Quincey, Thomas, 1785-1859 Subject: Drug addicts -- Great Britain -- Biography Category: Text: EBook-No. 2040