Confessions of an English Opium Eater
An extremely well-written 1820 memoir about a British man and his addiction to opium.
Started: Nov 2024
Finished: 26 Dec
26 Dec 24
Book should have been called "Biography of an Opium-Eater".
It's advertised as a memoir about the author's addiction to opium, however, those parts are only at the beginning and end. Most of it is a rather dull account of a man from an average background who became selectively homeless after deciding to quit school at Oxford.
A colorful account of life in 19th century England from the eyes of the self-proclaimed "Pope" of Opium-Eating, but not very exciting or memorable.
25 Dec 24
"...the less you understand of a language, the more sensible you are to the melody or harshness of its sounds." pg 191
"...most men are disguised by sobriety, and exceedingly disguised...
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