The Spell of the Sensuous has become a classic of environmental literature

die eigene Sammlungstätigkeit als Ausweis der eigenen Überlegenheit zu entwerfen

zugleich aber auch ein Appell an die Bewegung

discovering and championing the work of Vladimir Nabokov

The Empusium: A Health Resort Horror Story palm tree The Spell of the SensuousIn September 1913, a young Pole suffering from tuberculosis arrives at Wilhelm Opitzs Guesthouse for Gentlemen, a health resort in the Silesian mountains. Every evening the residents gather to imbibe the hallucinogenic local liqueur and debate the great issues of the day: monarchy or democracy? Do devils exist? Are women born inferior? War or peace? Meanwhile, disturbing things are happening in the guesthouse and the surrounding hills. Someone or