Confessions of an English opium-eater and other writings

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Confessions of an English opium-eater and other writings

Thomas de Quincey ; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert Morrison

（Oxford world's classics）

Oxford University Press, 2013

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Confessions of an English opium-eater

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxv]-xl)

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'I took it: - and in an hour, oh! Heavens! what a revulsion! what an upheaving, from its lowest depths, of the inner spirit! what an apocalypse of the world within me!' Thomas De Quincey's Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821) launched a fascination with drug use and abuse that has continued from his day to ours. In the Confessions De Quincey invents recreational drug taking, but he also details both the lurid nightmares that beset him in the depths of his addiction as well as his humiliatingly futile attempts to renounce the drug. Suspiria de Profundis centres on the deep afflictions of De Quincey's childhood, and examines the powerful and often paradoxical relationship between drugs and human creativity. In 'The English Mail-Coach', the tragedies of De Quincey's past are played out with horrifying repetitiveness against a backdrop of Britain as a Protestant and an imperial power. This edition presents De Quincey's finest essays in impassioned autobiography, together with three appendices that are highlighted by a wealth of manuscript material related to the three main texts. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

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  • Introduction
  • Note on the Text
  • Select Bibliography
  • A Chronology of Thomas De Quincey
  • Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
  • Suspiria de Profundis
  • The English Mail-Coach
  • Appendix A. Manuscript and Other Material relating to Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
  • Appendix B. Manuscript Material relating to Suspiria de Profundis
  • Appendix C: Manuscript and Other Material relating to 'The English Mail-Coach'
  • Explanatory Notes

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