Project Gutenberg 2018-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 144 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous 54021641 The Chinese Opium-Smoker The opium smoker Produced by deaurider, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Chinese Opium-Smoker" by Anonymous is a historical account written during the late 19th century. This book discusses the devastating impact of opium smoking in China, particularly focusing on the societal and familial destruction it causes to individuals and their loved ones. Through a series of illustrations complemented by descriptive narratives, the book exposes the moral, physical, and financial decline experienced by opium users. The content of the book follows the grim story of an opium smoker, detailing his journey from a respectable life to one filled with despair and ruin. It illustrates the progressive stages of addiction, highlighting the pleas of his family, the loss of his social standing, and the catastrophic effects on his health and livelihood. As the narrative unfolds, it addresses the extensive prevalence of opium smoking among various demographics in China and critiques Britain's role in perpetuating the opium trade, showing that it enriches British merchants at the expense of Chinese society's wellbeing. Ultimately, the book serves as a stark warning about the destructive power of addiction and the responsibilities of those who profit from it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 60.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Opium abuse HV Text Category: History - Other Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 42410 2025-07-23T08:40:07.541933 text/html 38778 2018-11-25T10:41:30 text/html 1267078 2025-07-23T08:40:09.738928 application/epub+zip 1266800 2025-07-23T08:40:08.024950 application/epub+zip 94683 2025-07-23T08:40:07.740936 application/epub+zip 1293501 2025-07-23T08:40:11.190927 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1279232 2025-07-23T08:40:09.461963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108817 2022-09-26T12:44:34.913005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33352 2025-07-23T08:40:07.384939 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33602 2018-11-25T10:41:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18703 2025-07-23T08:40:11.322919 application/rdf+xml 22114 2025-07-23T08:40:07.814942 image/jpeg 3718 2025-07-23T08:40:07.777964 image/jpeg 12917 2018-11-25T10:41:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 1332199 2018-11-25T10:41:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 1577434 2025-07-23T08:40:07.586929 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 More titles under Unknown