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By Hole Ousia Posted on December 14, 2022March 21, 2023

The Godwits Fly

Categories: Bridge of Allan, Family history, Gilbert Farie, Medical humanities, Philosophy, Poems, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: Antiquary, authoress found gassed, Benzedrine, Bridge of Allan, Britain's Siberia, Dr Peter Gordon, far-awayness, gentle gardener, Gilbert Farie, Godwits, had no name for this feeling, halfway through the war, He cannot unlearn the feeling, he was slow at putting words into ideas, Hole Ousia, hunchback, Hurst and Blackett, Iris Wilkinson, Ivan Illich, Mossgrove, New Zealand, novel of the week, over-the-hills, Patrick Geddes, Peter and Sian, Peter Gordon, poet, rebel antiquary, Robin Hyde, scholarly gardener remembered, Sian Fiona Williams, Siberia, SIBERIA is home to, Social maverick, suddenly life was worth living, The Antiquary, The Gentle Gardener, The Godwits fly, The Porter's Bell, The Rebel Antiquary

By Hole Ousia Posted on December 2, 2022March 21, 2023

BENZEDRINE

‘The Godwits Fly’ by Robin Hyde is one of my favourite books. It was written by Robin Hyde and published not long before her early death in August 1939. Robin … Continue reading BENZEDRINE

Categories: History of medicine, Medical humanities, Pharmaceutical industry and Medical Education, Psychiatry, suicideTags: 'The Godwits Fly' by Robin Hyde is one of my favourite books, A remedy for shyness, advertising is undoubtedly persuasive, amphetamine, amphetamines, Antiquary, author, authoress, Benzedrine, Benzedrine sulphate, Coroner, Dr Peter Gordon, Eliza Hannay, Hannays, Hole Ousia, incredibly prescient, Iris Wilkinson, Kensington, may do more harm than good, New Zealand, overdose, Pembridge Square, Peter Gordon, poet, poisoning, Prescribed harm, prescribed medication, psychostimulant, psychostimulants, rebel antiquary, Robin Hyde died as a result of taking an overdose of BENZEDRINE which had been prescribed by her doctor, Social maverick, sudden access of energy, suddenly life was worth living, suicide, The Antiquary, The first report of BENZEDRINE in British newspapers: 16 May 1935, The Godwits fly, The Lancet, The Rebel Antiquary, took poison and turned on gas, unusually talkative, written by Robin Hyde and published not long before her early death in August 1939

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