The Pleasures and Pains of Opium by Thomas de Quincey [U.K MINIATURE PAPERBACK] 1995 • Penguin Classics

THE PLEASURES AND PAINS OF OPIUM by THOMAS de QUINCEY

MINIATURE U.K. PAPERBACK [1995] PENGUIN 60s CLASSICS

Published in a line of 60p priced U.K. miniature sized paperbacks to commemorate Penguin's 60th anniversary.

Book is in excellent condition

Like new with only trace shelf wear to cover.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Revelations of ecstasy and torment

Thomas De Quincey began taking opium in 1804.

For him it was the key to Paradise, as he experienced visions of the utmost beauty and an exquisite heightening of the senses and intellect.

Nine years later addiction loomed, causing intense depression, lethargy and terrifying nightmares. Yet, when Confessions of an English Opium Eater, from which this extract is taken, first appeared in 1821, many were tempted into experimenting with opium, so vivid and fascinating were De Quincey's descriptions of his dreams. It is published in Penguin Classics.