Project Gutenberg 2010-08-21 Public domain in the USA. 689 La Motte, Ellen N. (Ellen Newbold) 1873 1961 Motte, Ellen N. la (Ellen Newbold) La Motte, Ellen Newbold 20002983 The Opium Monopoly E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "The Opium Monopoly" by Ellen N. La Motte is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work explores the complex issues surrounding the opium trade, focusing particularly on the role of Great Britain in the opium monopoly and its implications for various countries, including India and China. La Motte's examination is rooted in a mixture of personal experiences and extensive research, aiming to shed light on the moral and economic ramifications of the opium traffic. At the start of the narrative, the author recounts her initial ignorance about the opium trade, transformed by a conversation with a young Hindu on a ship to Japan who passionately criticizes British opium policies in India. This encounter sparks her investigation into the subject, which leads her to discover the British government's integral role in fostering the opium trade within its colonies. She describes visiting opium shops and dens in various parts of the Far East, unveiling a systematic government-supported industry that profits from the addiction and degradation of colonized peoples. The opening portion sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the global ramifications of the opium monopoly and the ethical dilemmas posed by colonialism and drug addiction. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Opium trade HV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology Browsing: Sociology Category: History - Other Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 173333 2025-06-13T14:30:36.879175 text/html 169472 2010-08-20T23:24:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 255594 2010-08-20T23:29:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 346993 2025-06-13T14:30:44.519064 application/epub+zip 347754 2025-06-13T14:30:39.338136 application/epub+zip 125333 2025-06-13T14:30:37.849108 application/epub+zip 478941 2025-06-13T14:30:48.124069 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461992 2025-06-13T14:30:43.547102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218123 2022-09-15T10:08:38.443550 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138588 2025-06-13T14:30:35.802130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 138239 2010-08-20T23:19:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51470 2010-08-20T23:19:11 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 138250 2010-08-20T23:19:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51461 2010-08-20T23:19:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20785 2025-06-13T14:30:48.309049 application/rdf+xml 13185 2025-06-13T14:30:38.460101 image/jpeg 3510 2025-06-13T14:30:38.152094 image/jpeg 321201 2025-06-13T14:30:36.925132 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia