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The secret poisoner, a century of murder, Linda Stratmann

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The secret poisoner, a century of murder, Linda Stratmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrationsportraitsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The secret poisoner

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

930068038

Responsibility statement

Linda Stratmann

Sub title

a century of murder

Summary

"Murder by poison alarmed, enthralled, and in many ways encapsulated the Victorian age. Linda Stratmann's dark and splendid social history reveals the nineteenth 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. Combining archival research with a novelist's eye, Stratmann charts the era's inexorable rise of poison cases both shocking and sad"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

The Devilish Dumplings -- Smothered in Onions -- The Greatest Refinement of Villainy -- Arsenic and Old Graves -- The Suspicious of Mr Marsh -- French Porcelain -- This Troublesome World -- Getting Away with Murder -- Alarm and Indignation -- The Essex Factor -- Tobacco Kills -- Nil by Mouth -- The Palmer Act -- Expert Witnesses -- Deadly Doctors -- Matrimonal Causes -- Sleight of Hand -- Disappearing Poison -- Our American Cousins

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