The Secret Poisoner : A Century of Murder Paperback / softback
by Linda Stratmann
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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 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages, 32 b-w illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:10/09/2019
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- ISBN:9780300250053
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:344 pages, 32 b-w illus.
- Publisher:Yale University Press
- Publication Date:10/09/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9780300250053