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Thomas De Quincey
Confessions of an English Opium Eater

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"Thou has the keys of Paradise, oh just, subtle, and mighty opium!" Determined to counter the lies about opium that had been told by travellers to the Orient and the medical profession, De Quincey describes his addiction, the consciousness alteringproperties of the drug, its pleasures and its pains.

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Språk Engelska ● Formatera EPUB ● Sidor 352 ● ISBN 9780141905709 ● Redaktör Barry Milligan ● Utgivare Penguin Books Ltd ● Publicerad 2003 ● Nedladdningsbara 6 gånger ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2268391 ● Kopieringsskydd Adobe DRM

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