Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Thomas de Quincey - Rilegato

De Quincey, Thomas

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ISBN 10: 1509899790 ISBN 13: 9781509899791

Casa editrice: Macmillan Collectors Library, 2019

Riassunto

Explosive and unforgiving, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater describes in searing detail the pleasure, pain and mind-expanding powers of opium.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by biographer, critic and academic Frances Wilson.

Thomas De Quincey takes us on a journey from his grammar school childhood to his homeless adolescence in Wales, from befriending prostitutes during his nocturnal wanderings in London to enrolling at Oxford University only to drop out when his drug use overcomes him. Thrust into a disorientating world of extreme euphoria and vivid nightmares, De Quincey’s life story is both unpredictable and deeply personal. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is considered to be the first published autobiography to explore the lure and effects of addiction.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Macmillan Collectors Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1509899790
• ISBN 13: 9781509899791
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 111