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LoC No.: 54021641

Title: The Chinese Opium-Smoker

Alternate Title: The opium smoker

Note: Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

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Summary: "The Chinese Opium-Smoker" by Anonymous is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This book discusses the devastating impact of opium smoking in China, particularly focusing on the societal and familial destruction it causes to individuals and their loved ones. Through a series of illustrations complemented by descriptive narratives, the book exposes the moral, physical, and financial decline experienced by opium users. The content of the book follows the grim story of an opium smoker, detailing his journey from a respectable life to one filled with despair and ruin. It illustrates the progressive stages of addiction, highlighting the pleas of his family, the loss of his social standing, and the catastrophic effects on his health and livelihood. As the narrative unfolds, it addresses the extensive prevalence of opium smoking among various demographics in China and critiques Britain's role in perpetuating the opium trade, showing that it enriches British merchants at the expense of Chinese society's wellbeing. Ultimately, the book serves as a stark warning about the destructive power of addiction and the responsibilities of those who profit from it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Anonymous

EBook No.: 58350

Published: Nov 25, 2018

Downloads: 44

Language: English

Subject: Opium abuse

LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

LoC No.: 54021641

Title: The Chinese Opium-Smoker

Alternate Title: The opium smoker

Note: Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by deaurider, David E. Brown, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "The Chinese Opium-Smoker" by Anonymous is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This book discusses the devastating impact of opium smoking in China, particularly focusing on the societal and familial destruction it causes to individuals and their loved ones. Through a series of illustrations complemented by descriptive narratives, the book exposes the moral, physical, and financial decline experienced by opium users. The content of the book follows the grim story of an opium smoker, detailing his journey from a respectable life to one filled with despair and ruin. It illustrates the progressive stages of addiction, highlighting the pleas of his family, the loss of his social standing, and the catastrophic effects on his health and livelihood. As the narrative unfolds, it addresses the extensive prevalence of opium smoking among various demographics in China and critiques Britain's role in perpetuating the opium trade, showing that it enriches British merchants at the expense of Chinese society's wellbeing. Ultimately, the book serves as a stark warning about the destructive power of addiction and the responsibilities of those who profit from it. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Anonymous

EBook No.: 58350

Published: Nov 25, 2018

Downloads: 44

Language: English

Subject: Opium abuse

LoCC: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.