Confessions of an English Opium Eater

Confessions of an English Opium-Eater 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 "e;the first major work De Quincey published and the one which won him fame almost overnight..."e; First published anonymously in September and October 1821 in the London Magazine, the Confessions was rel...