10 POLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAUDANUM»
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laudanum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
laudanum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Polish literature.
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In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of Laudanum, ...
"In the Arms of Morpheus" is the shocking story of how a simple but bewitching substance touted as a miracle drug enslaved unwitting generations of nineteenth-century writers, artists and ordinary citizens.
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Tracey Moffatt: laudanum
Her visual scenarios are imbued with atmospheric strangeness and contradictory emotions. This book offers a representative selection of her work, including the until now unpublished 1998 series "laudanum".
Tracey Moffatt, Brigitte Reinhardt, Ulmer Museum, 1999
0th century, laudanum was sold without a prescription and was a constituent of many patent medicines. Nowadays laudanum is strictly regulated and controlled throughout most of the world.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Sleep Scenes: Or Dreams of A Laudanum Drinker (1868)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.
Simpkin Marshall and Company, 2008
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Health & Drugs: Disease, Prescription & Medication
In Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Allan Quatermain, opium-addicted, uses his bottle of laudanum to paralyze Edward Hyde. ○ In Joanne Harris's 1993 novel Sleep Pale Sister, Effie was fed laudanum to keep her out of ...
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Secret Passions, Secret Remedies: Narcotic Drugs in ... - Strona 56
J., 12 (1852-53), 254-55; "Laudanum-Drinking Extraordinary," Pharm.J. (1887-88), 864. "Laudanum-drinkers," C&D, April 18, 1896, 567; "Opium-Eating Extraordinary," Pharm. J. (1877-78), 801; "Laudanum Drinking," Pharm.J., April 2, 1904, ...
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The Making of Addiction: The 'Use and Abuse' of Opium in ...
Liquid drops & ounces: 1 drop =1/20 ml 20 drops = 1 ml 1 fluid ounce = 29.5 ml 1 fluid ounce = 590 drops 20 fluid ounces = 1 English pint By weight: [Goodman and Gillman took the figure of 1 grain of opium equalling 25 drops of laudanum ...
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Central Criminal Court. Minutes of Evidence - Strona 1051
Q. Would that be so if the food had got to the duodenum 1 A. I believe vegetable poison is so when taken up, so that we can hardly expect it to be found in the stomach, if digestion had taken place — if the food and laudanum had been taken at ...
Great Britain. Central Criminal Court, Henry Buckler, 1837
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Brain-Robbers: How Alcohol, Cocaine, Nicotine, and Opiates ...
Opiates and Writers Many writers of the nineteenth century used laudanum and wrote about their experiences with it. The essayist Thomas De Quincey, for example, wrote Confessions of an Opium Eater about his use of laudanum. He said ...
Frances R. Frankenburg MD, 2014
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Labour and the Poor in England and Wales, 1849-1851: ... - Strona 54
The proportion of illegitimate children carried off through inefficient nursing was terrible. As to adults, he knew that a good deal of opium and laudanum was taken by them. Women were his chief customers in that way. He had seen a girl drink ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAUDANUM»
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laudanum is used in the context of the following news items.
Tracey Moffatt: Laudanum and other works
While photographic and video artist Tracey Moffatt has produced cohesive bodies of work that she has exhibited nationally and internationally over the past 25 ... «The Guardian, Oct 15»
Confessions of a cough linctus drinker
Laudanum is made by dissolving opium in alcohol. It was first introduced by a Swiss physician named Paracelsus in the 16th century, but became popular in the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
Flemington performer's theatre company The Laudanum Project to …
They were recreated for the Flemington performer's theatre company The Laudanum Project, which will stage its third show to coincide with the Melbourne ... «Herald Sun, Sep 14»
Fringe Festival show honours horror of a bygone era
Nick Ravenswood, creator of The Laudanum Project, thinks he's in with a shot. After all, his theatrical offering, The Grand Guignol Automaton is named after the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Sep 14»
Heroin Addiction's Fraught History
Confessions is De Quincey's autobiographical account of his addiction to laudanum, a particularly potent narcotic derived, like the powder found in the bags ... «The Atlantic, Feb 14»
Win a chance to hear about the highs and lows of drugs
Three winners will each receive a pair of tickets for the Royal Institution talk "From laudanum to meow-meow: drugs, science and society; past, present and ... «The Guardian, Feb 14»
Opium: A powerful medicine for pain relief
Laudanum, a bitter, reddish-brown fluid extract of opium, became an addictive agent in the United States in the 1700s and 1800s. It is still available today, ... «Fox News, Jul 13»
Gimme Shelter: De Quincey on Drugs
Laudanum — De Quincey's drug of choice — was a tincture prepared by dissolving opium in alcohol (making De Quincey, technically speaking, a “laudanum ... «OUPblog, Mar 13»
Nick Ravenswood
Recently a certain Nick Ravenswood approached me with a request that I attend the latest theatrical offering from his theatre group The Laudanum Project. «Australian Stage Online, Feb 13»
'The Book Of Gin' Distills A Spirited History
2, which he tell us was a mixture of gin and laudanum. Now, laudanum is essentially the earliest version of a sort of general painkiller. And it's opium, so not far ... «NPR, Dec 12»
