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by FerretFred 717 days ago
"Confessions of an English Eater" by Thomas De Quincey. An autobiographical work in which the author details his unfortunate descent into Laudanum addiction. It all started well, but ended badly...
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northernman 717 days ago
I think you mean "Confessions of an English Opium-Eater"
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FerretFred 717 days ago
Tsk! I did indeed!
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keiferski 717 days ago
This book is amazingly well-written and is worth reading on that basis alone.
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