352 pages • first pub 1821 (editions)
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Language: English
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Confessions is a remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. Thomas De Quincey consumed daily large quantities of laudanum (at the time a legal painkiller), and this autobiography of addiction hauntingly ...
Community Reviews Summary of 668 reviews
Moods
informative 55%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
emotional 25%
sad 13%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
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Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illnessModerate
Addiction, Child death, Confinement
352 pages • first pub 1821 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Confessions is a remarkable account of the pleasures and pains of worshipping at the 'Church of Opium'. Thomas De Quincey consumed daily large quantities of laudanum (at the time a legal painkiller), and this autobiography of addiction hauntingly ...
Community Reviews Summary of 668 reviews
Moods
informative 55%
dark 47%
challenging 36%
emotional 25%
sad 13%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
mysterious 5%
inspiring 2%
tense 2%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Drug abuse, Drug use, Chronic illnessModerate
Addiction, Child death, Confinement