# Book Title Reference Needed--victorian Mushrooms

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**Created:** [March 13, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978 "2022-03-13T14:13:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978/1 "2022-03-13T14:13:42Z")

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I recall a book about the use of hallucinogen mushrooms in Victorian England & pre-Victorian England, going back to Shakespeare…  
My Google-Fu is unavailing.

This ring any bells?

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978/2 "2022-03-13T19:13:28Z")

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Is [this](https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/fungi-folklore-and-fairyland) it ?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-title-reference-needed-victorian-mushrooms/960978/3 "2022-03-14T00:13:59Z")

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Maybe , maybe not.

Still, it IS helpful, and quiet good.