num_pages: 288
description: Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an autobiographical E16account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its effect on his life. The Confessions was "the first major work De Quincey published and the one which won him fame almost overnight.
language: English
title: Confessions of an English Opium-eater
titlecomplete: Confessions of an English Opium-eater
characters: Ann, Thomas De Quincey
genres: Biography, British Literature, Memoir, Nonfiction, Literature, Classics, Autobiography, 19th Century, Biography Memoir, History
ratings_count: 9708
places: England, London, England, United Kingdom
publisher: Everyman Ltd.