Confessions of an English Opium-Eater: Esoteric Classics in Bloomington, MN

Originally published anonymously in the London Magazine, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater is an autobiographical account, 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.