"The Pills of Joy"
| Title | "The Pills of Joy" |
| Year for Search | 1909 |
| Authors | Gray, Burnett, and McKay, H[ugh] C[leland](1878-1962) |
| Tertiary Authors | McKay, H. C. |
| Secondary Title | The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW, Australia) |
| Volume / Edition | 4.23 |
| Pagination | 492-97 |
| Date Published | March 1, 1909 |
| Keywords | Australian author, Male author |
| Annotation | Chemical pleasure brings dystopia because everyone who takes the pills becomes totally addicted to pleasure. The story ends with the destruction of the machine that produces the pills and the death of the inventor from a mob trying to get more pills. |
| Holding Institutions | A, ATL |
| Author Note | Australian authors. McKay (1878-1962) |
| Full Text | 1909 Gray, Burnett and H[ugh] C[leland] McKay (1878-1962). “The Pills of Joy.” The Lone Hand (Sydney, NSW, Australia) 4.23 ( Chemical pleasure brings dystopia because everyone who takes the pills becomes totally addicted to pleasure. The story ends with the destruction of the machine that produces the pills and the death of the inventor from a mob trying to get more pills. |
