Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Thomas De Quincey Introduction by William Bolitho Twelve Gravures by Zhenya Gay

Publisher: The Heritage Press New York Edition: First Heritage Press Edition Year: 1950 Description: F, 77 pp.; addiction literature; First Heritage Press Edition 1950; Thomas Penson De Quincey first published Confessions of an English Opium-Eater in 1821 as an autobiographical account of his opium addiction and it's affect on his life. It was his first published work and won him fame overnight. He released a revised edtion in 1856. Many scholars suggest that in publishing this work that De Quincey began the tradition of addiction literature in the West.---Wikipedia; VG slipcase protects this book; Thomas De Quincey b.1785 - d.1859 Author: Thomas De Quincey Introduction by William Bolitho Twelve Gravures by Zhenya Gay