Along with this example, many other works of literature that came out of the Victorian era had connections with medicine as well. Several writers also used these drugs to enhance their connection with their writing and create better stories. Matthew Arnold also understood and promoted this connection between science and Literature. In his lecture titled "Literature and Science" he states, "If then there is to be separation and option between humane letters on the one hand, and the natural sciences on the other, the great majority of mankind, all who have not exceptional and overpowering aptitudes for the study of nature, would do well, I cannot but think, to choose to be educated in humane letters rather than in the natural sciences. Letters will call out their being at more points, will make them live more" (Arnold). Here he is illustrating how literature and science are intertwined, and how each should be used to inform the other. Literature is necessary for us to completely understand science and they are necessary counterparts.
Overall, medicine had a huge effect on the world of literature, especially during this time. They were used in such an intertwined way as if to propel each other and educate people about them. As different things were being discovered and isolated, authors were experimenting with them in their works to see how they affected the characters and their world around them. This makes the medical culture of the Victorian era very important to their literature.
