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Literary Review: ‘Pleasures and Pains’ by Barry Milligan
‘Pleasures and Pains: Opium and the Orient in Nineteenth-Century British Culture’ (1995) by Barry Milligan utilises a multidisciplinary approach, including psychology, literary criticism, history and psychology, in order to examine the relationship between Britain and the Orient. Broadly speaking a work of cultural studies, the book concentrates on the trade of goods and ideas as … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘Psychedelia Britannica’ by Antonio Melechi [ed.]
Originally published in 1997 ‘Psychedelia Britannica’ is a collection of essays dealing with the cultural history of psychedelics in Britain, edited by Antonio Melechi. The book looks at psychedelic drugs through the context of literature, music, psychiatry and the counterculture and includes a number of prominent individuals like Ronald Sandison and Alexander Trocchi, with a … Continue reading
Interview: Leaf Fielding
Leaf Fielding is the author of ‘To Live Outside the Law’, a book that chronicles Leaf’s life and his involvement with the production and distribution of LSD during the 1970s in Britain, which led to his imprisonment during the police force’s infamous Operation Julie. Leaf’s been kind enough to lend PsypressUK his thoughts on writing the book, the … Continue reading
Events Review: Drugs in Victorian Britain
The ‘Drugs in Victorian Britain’ symposium was held at the Wellcome Collection, London, on the 11th and 12th of February, 2011 as part of their High Society exhibition. Friday evening was a showing of the Magic Lantern, a Victorian visual entertainment with musical accompaniment and on the Saturday it played host to an eclectic selection … Continue reading
News: High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain
A special event, called High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain, is being put on to support the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition High Society , which is on in London till February 27th, 2011 (and, having visited this past week, is well worth the trip.) High Society – Drugs in Victorian Britain will take place … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘Albion Dreaming’ By Andy Roberts
‘Albion Dreaming’, written by Andy Roberts, was first published in 2008 by Marshall Cavendish. The book explores the history of LSD use in Britain, charting the military, scientific and cultural use of the psychedelic since its introduction in 1952. Joining an illustrious line of psychedelic drug histories, ‘Albion Dreaming’ is not only a fine addition … Continue reading
Literary Review: ‘A Guide to British Psilocybin Mushrooms’ By Richard Cooper
Book Title: ‘A guide to British Psilocybin mushrooms Author: Richard Cooper Strictly this fantastic little guide is far from being something that would normally appear in a literary review. However, the cultural significance of Richard Cooper’s ‘Guide to British psilocybin mushrooms’ in the UK makes it an extremely necessary book for the 21st century … Continue reading
