De Quincey revised these memoirs late in life to tell the story of his childhood and youth. He recalls the death of his sister, which haunted him ever after, his battles with a tyrannical elder brother, his first books, an infidel lady who visited the house, and his entry into the warfare of public school.
Ornate, dreamlike prose that complements Confessions of an English Opium-Eater. Download the free EPUB.