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An essay on hasheesh
Victor Robinson
52 pages~1 hr 2 min read4 chapters$1.99
Victor Robinson set out to document a plant preparation that had fascinated writers and physicians for centuries. His essay traces the history, folklore and reported effects of hasheesh, drawn from the medical and literary record of his day. A period study of a substance long wrapped in myth and rumor. A historical look at how one era tried to understand it.
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4 chapters
- 1AN ESSAY ON HASHEESH
- 2An Essay on Hasheesh
- 3APPENDIX
- 4Transcriber’s Note:
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