In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of Laudanum, Morphine, and Patent Medicines by Barbara Hodgson

In the Arms of Morpheus: The Tragic History of Laudanum, Morphine, and Patent Medicines

Barbara Hodgson

160 pages first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
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The follow-up to the widely praised Opium, 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 19th century writers, artists and ordinary citizens. Ext...

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