laudanum-addicted character also appeared in wilkie collins' novel armadale (1864–1866). wilkie collins' novel the moonstone (1868) features laudanum "as an essential ingredient of the plot." collins based his description of the drug's effects on his own experiences with it. laudanum appears in charles baudelaire's prose poem the double room, published in his collection le spleen de paris in 1869. in the novel anna karenina (1878) by leo tolstoy, the eponymous character becomes addicted to laudanum before committing suicide by jumping under a train. laudanum is portrayed as the surgical drug of choice for fifteenth-century physicians in lawrence schoonover's novel the burnished blade (1948), the plot of which deals in part with the smuggling of expensive raw opium into france from the empire of trebizond. in william faulkner's novel requiem for a nun (1951), compson, doctor peabody, and ratcliffe give whiskey tainted with laudanum to a group of rowdy lynchers and a militia band that had joined together. upon their falling asleep, they were gathered up and locked in jail while still unconscious. stephen maturin, one of the main characters in patrick o'brian's aubrey–maturin series of novels (1969–2004) about the napoleonic wars, is a sometime laudanum addict. laudanum is prescribed in glendon swarthout's novel the shootist (1975) to the character j.b. books, played by john wayne in don siegel's movie adaptation (1976). in dan simmons's novel drood (2009) the narrator wilkie collins takes laudanum daily to alleviate a wide variety of pains as well as to induce sleep. in the book series all the wrong questions (2012–2015) by daniel handler, who could that be at this hour? (2012) lemony snicket's tea had laudanum. laudanum is mentioned and used throughout the series, mostly by the inhuman society. in eleanor catton's novel the luminaries (2013), and the subsequent tv adaptation (2020), many characters are addicted to laudanum and it is used to murder crosbie wells. in sara collins' novel the confessions of frannie langton (2019), and the subsequent tv adaptation (2022), the titular character becomes addicted to laudanum. film and television in the movie the shootist (1976) john wayne’s gunslinger character, john books, is prescribed laudanum by the doctor (james stewart) for his terminal cancer. in the original version of the miniseries roots (1977), upon toby's arrival to virginia and ready for sale, the slave doctor says he'll give laudanum to the wild ones, brandy to the dull ones and "let the buyer beware". in philippa gregory's novel wideacre (1987), the main character beatrice lacey nearly becomes addicted to laudanum when her eventual husband dr. john macandrew prescribes it to her after her mother's death. it plays a major role in the plot of james clavell's historical novel gai-jin (1993). in the film tombstone (1993), mattie earp, wyatt earp's wife is addicted to laudanum. in the adaptation interview with the vampire (1994), which was based on the 1976 novel with the same name, claudia uses laudanum to try and dispose of lestat: under the pretext of making peace, she offers him some drunk noble-blood twins to feed on, when she actually had them overdosed with the said drug. in the film dracula: dead and loving it (1995), professor van helsing prescribes laudanum for lucy westenra. in the film from hell (2001), inspector abberline is a user of laudanum, and jack the ripper also uses laudanum for making his victims sleepy. in the film master and commander: the far side of the world (2003) a ship's surgeon administers laudanum to a young patient having his arm removed. in the tv series deadwood, (2004–2006) the town doctor recommends laudanum several times, bringing a bottle of it to a patient. initially in the series, alma garrett is an addict to laudanum. trixie is a former addict. in the soldier son trilogy (2005–2007) by robin hobb, gernian soldiers are issued "gettys tonic", a standardized dose formulated of laudanum and rum, to fortify their minds against the terror and demoralization the speck magic induces. in the tv series outlander (2014), claire uses laudanum in several episodes throughout the 18th century. in the film winchester (2018), doctor eric price is addicted to laudanum due to his wife's suicide. in the film the highwaymen (2019), bonnie parker (emily brobst) of bonnie and clyde fame is addicted to laudanum. in the netflix adaptation of julia quinn's novels bridgerton (2020), when baron featherington, the featherington patriarch is ambushed by gambling bookies, a bottle of laudanum poison is shown on the table and later the family learns of his off-screen death, presumably murdered. in the film the wonder (2022), the protagonist elizabeth wright, grieving for the death of her only child, takes laudanum to help her sleep. in the tv series miss scarlet and the duke (2020), in the first episode, uses laudanum to knock out a man. video games in the browser-based role-playing video game fallen london (2009), the main character can take laudanum to decrease nightmares, a negative stat, at the cost of increasing wounds, another negative stat. in the horror video-game amnesia: the dark descent (2010), laudanum can be found at several places in the castle, and can be used to regain health. in the role-playing video-game darkest dungeon (2016), laudanum is a provision that is used to cure horror, a stress-over-time negative effect. the role of laudanum is revisited in darkest dungeon 2. in the horror video-game amnesia: rebirth (2020), laudanum can be scarcely found, and can be used to decrease the player character's fear.