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Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

Written by: Thomas De Quincey
Narrated by: Gunnar Cauthery
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Thomas De Quincey's highly charged and hauntingly accurate account of laudanum addiction is considered the root of all drug novels. From Baudelaire to Burroughs, Confessions of an English Opium Eater paved the way for later generations of writers. Initially prescribed as pain relief for a chronic condition, De Quincey soon found himself compelled by the opium experience. His dreams are recounted here in every hallucinatory detail: threatening Roman armies, sunken cities, and German mountaintops. De Quincey's vivid memories will evoke wonder and curiosity in the listener.
Public Domain (P)2015 Naxos AudioBooks
Social Sciences Biographies & Memoirs Classics
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Pretty boring

It's a boring sad story with a good narrator, I couldn't really focus on the story the entire time but I finished it due to the narration.

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