10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPIUM DEN»
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opium den in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
opium den and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
The author, fueled by romantic, spiritual, and medicinal needs, details his mesmerizing quest--part spiritual, part hallucinogenic--from Europe to Cambodia, in search of the mysterious opium den, ultimately discovering the key to true ...
2
Opium Culture: The Art and Ritual of the Chinese Tradition
The estimate mentioned previously of one opium den for every sixty-seven
inhabitants of Chengdu meant the city supported a total of about five thousand
dens at the turn of the century; this was fairly typical of the situation throughout
China at ...
3
Drug Wars: The Political Economy of Narcotics
The policing of Chinese opium smoking was almost nonexistent and anti-
Chinese agitation — violent or otherwise — was sporadic and relatively small in
scale when compared with California and Australia.11 Although opium den texts
thus ...
4
Smoke: A Global History of Smoking
12 Thus the whole genre of the opium den narrative seems to have been based
almost exclusively on two or three neighbouring establishments. Fora more
detailed argument of this case, see the chapter 'Last Exit to Shadwell' in Sweet, ...
Sander L. Gilman, Xun Zhou, 2004
5
Modern China and
Opium: A Reader
With the Flat Altar bringing in customers the Chen family opium den prospered,
and Chen Deyuan left behind his unsuccessful past. Two years after the den
opened, in the fall of 1921, Yichang became a battlefield. Sichuanese troops and
...
6
Thomas Burke's Dark Chinoiserie: Limehouse Nights and the ...
It was Charles Dickens who was instrumental in establishing the repulsiveness of
London's Chinese quarter. He commissioned 'one of the first published portrayals
of an opium den' in 1866.41 'Lazarus, Lotus-Eating' published in All The Year ...
Anne Veronica Witchard, 2009
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The Immigrant Scene: Ethnic Amusements in New York, 1880-1920
9 of America's Lost Plays (Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1941), 105
–48. 45. See, for instance, Bonner, Alas! What Brought Thee Hither? 91–92. 46.
D. W. Griffith's 1919 film Broken Blossoms also features an opium den in ...
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Alcohol and
Opium in the Old West: Use, Abuse and Influence
His further description adds to the lurid and grotesque image of an opium den: “
The smoky lamp in the middle of the place afforded scant illumination, serving
only to indicate sprawling shapes—here an extended hand, brown or yellow,
there a ...
9
The
Opium Debate and Chinese Exclusion Laws in the ...
Opium dens became a lasting part of the Chinese stereotype. Even modern
Hollywood filmmakers who include a Chinatown in their productions frequently
feature an opium den in their movies or television episodes. For example, one
episode ...
10
Monsters in and Among Us: Toward a Gothic Criminology
of Supervisors in San Francisco passed a law enacting a fine of fifty dollars to five
hundred dollars on any proprietor of an opium den who allowed a white person
to smoke in the place. Any white found in an opium den would be fined not less ...
Caroline Joan Picart, Cecil E. Greek, 2007
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPIUM DEN»
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opium den is used in the context of the following news items.
Howard Street, Belfast – restaurant review
... beaten track, possibly formulated by my excitement when first led up the dingy, piss-fragranced alleyway to Hakkasan's opium den opulence. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Theatre Review: 'Mystery of Edwin Drood' at Stage Door Players
But, being Dickens, there are complications. It seems the wily Jasper also visits an opium den run by (who else?) Princess Puffer (Sarah Cave, ... «Atlanta Intown, Jul 15»
Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Doug Wright to be UNT artist …
To me, it all felt wonderfully exotic…like he'd offered me a personal invitation to a mysterious, intoxicating world, part Opium Den, part Island of ... «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
San Diego's famous Balboa Park hits the century mark
The Chinatown pavilion was an opium den with wax effigies of people suffering from addiction. Perhaps the expo's sweetest development was ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
Take a walk on the dark side of Bozeman's history
The basement served as an opium den. Chinese girls as young as 13 were brought to Bozeman as prostitutes, said tour guide Jessica Jones, ... «The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
John Day's Chinese Heritage
... that was a post office, library and spiritual center as well as a general store, doctor's office, boarding house and, clandestinely, an opium den. «Bend Bulletin, Jul 15»
Now that any idiot can send a selfie from Mount Fuji, have we hit …
Get away from the noise of horseshoes on cobbles, the allure of the opium den. Now it is not a legitimate experience unless you document ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Lakmé, Opera Holland Park
... perhaps, even a preliminary spliff or a foyer opium den to put you in the relaxed, go-with-the-flow mood this kind of entertainment requires. «The Arts Desk, Jul 15»
Navigating the streets of Ho Chi Minh City (with a Grindr guide)
Colonial, opium den, old school, romantic have all been used to describe the interior of Temple Club. Take your pick: they all apply. The food is ... «Gay Star News, Jul 15»
Kings County Imperial
... to do something here that was totally different — no exposed brick or subway tiles. To me it's like an old opium den, but a comfortable one.”. «Bedford + Bowery, Jul 15»
