Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Written by Thomas De Quincey
Narrated by Geoffrey Giuliano and The Icon Players
()
About this audiobook
“Here was the secret of happiness, about which philosophers disputed for so many ages, at once discovered; happiness might now be bought for a penny, and carried in the waistcoat-pocket; portable ecstasies might be had corked up in a pint-bottle; and peace of mind sent by the mail.” THOMAS DE QUNICEY
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is a graphic, honest, autobiographical account written by Thomas De Quincey, about his laudanum addiction and its profound effect on his life. Confessions was the first major work De Quincey published and the one which won him lasting fame. This intensely riveting audiobook edition Is therefore a must for all those interested in the pharmacological arts, altered states, the pitfalls of addiction and the age old quest for expanded consciousness.
JAGANNATHA DASA is the author of thirty two internationally best selling books published by the biggest publishers in the world from 1984 until today. He is also an acclaimed Hollywood film actor, director, designer, and is the voice on over 500 popular audiobooks.
Thomas De Quincey
Thomas De Quincey was born in Manchester in 1785. Highly intelligent but with a rebellious spirit, he was offered a place at Oxford University while still a student at Manchester Grammar School. But unwilling to complete his studies, he ran away and lived on the streets, first in Wales and then in London. Eventually he returned home and took up his place at Oxford, but quit before completing his degree. A friend of Coleridge and Wordsworth, he eventually settled in Grasmere in the Lake District and worked as a journalist. He first wrote about his opium experiences in essays for The London Magazine, and these were printed in book form in 1822. De Quincey died in 1859.
Related to Confessions of an English Opium Eater
Related audiobooks
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thomas DeQuincey: Confessions Of An English Opium Eater Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBlood on the Salad Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJunky: The Definitive Text of 'Junk' Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5American Blasphemer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Pleasures of Opium, Pain of Opium Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Queer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Diary of a Madman Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Deep & Gorgeous Thirst: Unabridged Audio Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Happy Mutant Baby Pills: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Yage Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dead Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Death of Bunny Munro: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Wild Boys Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Despair Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bad Sex on Speed: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Scale: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Laughter in the Dark Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rum Diary: The Long Lost Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Death on the Installment Plan Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Savage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fyodor Dostoyevsky: The Short Stories Collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSatan's Diary Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5From the Shadows Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Rats - A Short Story Collection: The horror of rats assails us in this engrossing inescapable collection Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBartleby the Scrivener Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Rare Recording of Hunter S. Thompson Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5You Can't Win: The Classic American Underworld Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Journey to the End of the Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Biography & Memoir For You
Local Woman Missing Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Divine Rivals: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Fairy Tale Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Institute: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5And Then There Were None Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Twisted Love Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5From Blood and Ash Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Leave the World Behind: A Novel Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: One Introvert's Year of Saying Yes Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The House in the Cerulean Sea Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Overstory Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Later Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Five Years: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5If He Had Been with Me Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dutch House: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Dead Zone Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5How Y'all Doing?: Misadventures and Mischief from a Life Well Lived Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Ivy League Counterfeiter Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Year of Magical Thinking Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Nothing to See Here Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Paris Apartment: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Good Girls Don't Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of September 11, 2001 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5See You on the Way Down: Catch You on the Way Back Up! Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Reviews for Confessions of an English Opium Eater
0 ratings0 reviews