Absinthe: History In A Bottle.

Recounts the controversial history of absinthe, including its influence on 19th century French society and artists like Edgar Allan Poe and Vincent Van Gogh. Includes reproductions of absinthe-themed art by Edouard Manet, Pablo Picasso, and others, and quotes Ernest Hemingway, Oscar Wilde, and others about the appeal of "the green fairy." 172 pages.