A Modern De Quincey
| Author | : Herbert Reginald Robinson |
| Publisher | : Asian Portraits |
| Total Pages | : 164 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015060381251 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Modern De Quincey written by Herbert Reginald Robinson and published by Asian Portraits. This book was released on 2004 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1923, upon completion of a posting in northern Burma, Captain Robinson returned to Mandalay to await a new assignment. While there he sampled the pleasures of the opium den. This is his account of the seduction of a naive young romantic by the East and of his narrow escape from death. Captain Robinson, completing a posting as a young British administrator in remote northern Burma, returned to Mandalay in 1923 to await a new assignment. One evening, Robinson and two friends, came upon an opium den. While his friends called it a night, Robinson stayed on to sample the forbidden
