Length1h 19m
About this audiobook
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.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.2 (15)
Includes Goodreads
GenreHistory, Other
Length1 hr 19 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Chronology
3I. Turning On: Introduction
4The Beautiful – and Dangerous
5Discovering Opium: Hippocrates Was Hip
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6Follow the Money: The Opium Wars
7II. Turning On: Ritual and Practice
8Inhaling or Shooting Up: Poppy Nose Best
9Opium Dens: Where Everybody Knows Your Game
10Highs and Lows: A Hip Gathering
11III. Dropping Out: Taboos and Fantasies
12The Exotic Appeal: From Laudanum to Laurent
13The Story of O: Cherchez la femme
14O, Sweet Death: Dying for a Fix
15IV. Getting Real: Opening Out on Reality
16The Poppy Trail: Repeating History
17The Pen in the Den: The Beat Goes On
18Poppy and Popcorn: Finding the O in Movie
19Traffic Jam: Drugs Were Just the Beginning
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