Opium-Eater," EtcIn the narrow range of that fascinating section of literature which deals with the intimate self-disclosure of the soul, the Confessions of an English Opium-Eater holds conspicuous place. Marcus Aurelius, Rousseau, Amiel, - the most diverse personalities have an abiding claim upon our imaginative sympathy. We come face to face with the moral, the intellectual, the spiritual emotions of men who pass before us with the inmost secrets of their hearts laid bare to curious eyes - and we are electrified by what we see. The natural sounds of earth - wind in the branches, a wave falling on the sea-shore - appeal to all, but not in the same way as does some subtle chord struck by a great musician, some string with its pathetic vox humana, thrilling from the touch of the master violinist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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