The first part of this novel describes the protagonist's early life and his father's death when the protagonist is seven-years-old. After wandering the streets of London, he eventually finds a job with a local lawyer and is able to live an uncomfortable but stable life. He meets a prostitute named Ann, who later disappears and leaves him traumatize
The first part of this novel describes the protagonist's early life and his father's death when the protagonist is seven-years-old. After wandering the streets of London, he eventually finds a job with a local lawyer and is able to live an uncomfortable but stable life. He meets a prostitute named Ann, who later disappears and leaves him traumatized. After moving to the Lake district, he finds himself having terrible nightmares and violent mood swings due to a drug he started taking after developing a toothache. FTP name this semi-autobiographical novel written by Thomas De Quincey describing his struggles with the titular narcotic.
The first part of this novel describes the protagonist's early life and his father's death when the protagonist is seven-years-old.
{Confessions of an English Opium Eater}