Pleasures and Pains

Pleasures and Pains: Opium and the Orient in 19th-Century British Culture (Victorian by Barry E. Milligan is a 172-page paperback edition published by University of Virginia Press in 2003. The original work dates from 1995.

Topics covered include Asian influences, Civilization, Drug addicts' writings and Drug use. Places discussed include Great Britain and Orient. The period covered is 19th century.