The Secret Poisoner: A Century of Murder (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780300250053)

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.

Author: Linda Stratmann
ISBN-10: 0300250053
ISBN-13: 9780300250053
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2019
Pages: 344
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.10d