The secret poisoner : a century of murder
Stratmann, Linda2016
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Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann's dark and splendid social history reveals the 19th century as a gruesome battleground where poisoners went head-to-head with authorities who strove to detect poisons, control their availability and bring the guilty to justice. She corrects many misconceptions about particular poisons and documents how the evolution of issues such as marital rights and the legal protection of children impacted poisonings.
Main title:
The secret poisoner : a century of murder / Linda Stratmann.
Author:
Stratmann, Linda, author
Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]©2016
Collation:
xii, 328 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Radio tie-in.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780300204735 (hbk)
Dewey class:
364.15230922364.1523364.152
LC class:
HV6553
Local class:
364.152
Language:
English
BRN:
1117010
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