| Author |
Anonymous |
| Title |
Opium Eating: An Autobiographical Sketch by an Habituate
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)
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| Summary |
"Opium Eating: An Autobiographical Sketch by an Habituate" is a personal narrative written in the late 19th century. The book details the author's harrowing experiences as a soldier taken prisoner during the American Civil War, followed by an exploration of his struggles with opium addiction. It delves into the psychological and physical toll that both warfare and addiction impose, ultimately painting a grim picture of suffering and the search for solace. The opening of the autobiographical sketch introduces the author's youthful enlistment in the army, where he serves as a drummer and participates in significant battles, leading to his capture. He vividly recounts the brutal conditions faced by prisoners, especially the scant rations that lead to starvation, and the despair of incarceration in infamous prisons like Richmond and Andersonville. Alongside these reflections, the text hints at the author's descent into opium dependency, suggesting that his fight against hunger and hopelessness ultimately leads to a longer struggle with addiction, making it evident that the narrative will explore the intertwined themes of war, suffering, and the desperate escape found in drugs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
RC: Medicine: Internal medicine
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| Subject |
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons
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| Subject |
Opium abuse -- United States
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
43012 |
| Release Date |
Jun 22, 2013 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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