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The fall of the god of money
In this first cross-cultural study of opium in China, McMahon explores early Western observations of opium smoking, early definitions of addiction, the formation of arguments for and against the legalization of opium, the portrayals of opium smoking…
The Englishwoman in Russia: impressions of the society and manners of the Russians at home. By a Lady, ten years resident in that country. London: J. Murray, 1855 C5767
Mad Dogs and Englishmen... During Catherine's reign, the British had established themselves as a powerful minority in "Peterborough," as it was called by some of the Brits. They ran factories and were fully involved in the intellectual and social…
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bell and her guest[s] who attend[ed] her party, n.d.
A black-and-white photograph of a young girl's birthday party. A large group of boys and girls, many of them wearing party hats, stand behind a young girl who is seated at a table. Balloons are scattered among the place settings on the table. At the…
The Color of the Danube
This is the Liberty Bridge in Budapest in the early evening. I had heard of The Blue Danube, and I had thought the Danube was blue. But when I personally saw it, I found out that most of the time it is green or gray. But sometimes it is blue, like in…
The Chorus of One Million
Advertisement of the film released in 1935
