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Opium: the flowers of evil

By Donald , Wigal

Book information

Publisher
Parkstone International
Year
2014
ISBN
9781783100163, 1783100168, 9781783104901, 1783104902
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
39 MB (40470216 bytes)
Pages
257\256
Time added
2020-11-29 04:20:33
History

Description

Opium, once used for ritual purposes, is a substance which dulls pain and offers access to an artificial world, and has long been idealized by artists and markets. Baudelaire, Picasso, and Dickens were all inspired to create by the blue clouds of smoke. Known as either a sacred drug or the worst of poisons, opium rapidly became popular in Great Britain and a source of commerce with Imperial China. This illustrated work presents the history and quasi-religious rites of opium's use.

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