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Its chief active principle is the alkaloid morphine, a narcotic. Drugs, dreams, and the making of modern china 2011. Confessions of an english opium eater openlearn open university. Follow confessions from manuscript to magazine to book. Among those included were the prime minister, lord melbourne, the foreign secretary, viscount palmerston, the president of the board of control, overseeing the governance of the indian government, john cam hobhouse, and the newlyappointed secretary of war, classical scholar. Small octavo, early 20thcentury full green morocco, elaborately giltdecorated spine, raised bands, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He loved opium, murder and wordsworth the new york times.
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