The Hasheesh Eater
1857 autobiographical book by Fitz Hugh Ludlow / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hasheesh Eater (1857) is an autobiographical book by Fitz Hugh Ludlow describing the author's altered states of consciousness and philosophical flights of fancy while he was using a cannabis extract. In the United States, the book created popular interest in hashish, leading to hashish candy and private hashish clubs. The book was later popular in the counter-culture movement of the 1960s.
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Author | Fitz Hugh Ludlow |
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Language | English |
Subject | Cannabis |
Published | 1857 |
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The Hasheesh Eater is often compared to Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (1821), Thomas De Quincey's account of his own addiction to laudanum (opium and alcohol).