sˌʌm ʌv fɪtsdʒˈɛɹəldz tˈaɪɾəlz, lˈaɪk ðə pˈaɪp dɹˈiːm ænd ðə kˈæptɪv dɹˈiːmɚ, sədʒˈɛst ðˈæt "fɪtsdʒˈɛɹəld wʌz fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððɪ ˈoʊpiəm dˈɛnz wˈɪtʃ, wɪð klˈoːɹəl ænd lˈɔːdænəm, ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ðə vɪktˈoːɹiən dɹˈʌɡ sˈiːn.
Some of Fitzgerald's titles, like The Pipe Dream and The Captive Dreamer, suggest that "Fitzgerald was familiar with the opium dens which, with chloral and laudanum, represented the Victorian drug scene.