Confessions of an English Opium Eater and Other Writings

Published anonymously in The London Magazine, the Confessions were an immediate success, and soon speculation was rife as to the identity of the mysterious Opium-Eater. The work, which introduced the literary world to De Quincey's unique "impassioned prose", is now widely deemed to be De Quincey's masterpiece.

Publicate anonim in The London Magazine, Confesiunile au avut un succes imediat si, in curand, s-au raspandit speculatii cu privire la identitatea misteriosului Opium-Eater. Opera, care a introdus lumea literara in „proza pasionata” unica a lui De Quincey, este acum considerata pe scara larga ca fiind capodopera lui De Quincey.