This vintage book contains Thomas De Quincey's 1821 autobiographic
account, "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater". Within this volume, De
Quincey describes his addiction to opium and explains, in great detail,
the effects that it had on him and his life. It was his first major
work, and one that brought him fame almost overnight. Thomas Penson De
Quincey (1785 - 1859) was a seminal English essayist. Many antiquarian
books like this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this
in mind that we are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern,
and high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially
commissioned new biography of the author.