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The Secret Poisoner - A Century of Murder (Paperback) Loot Price: R433
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The Secret Poisoner - A Century of Murder (Paperback): Linda Stratmann

The Secret Poisoner - A Century of Murder (Paperback)

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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Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2019
Authors: Linda Stratmann
Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 978-0-300-25005-3
Categories: Books > Fiction > True stories > Crime
Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-300-25005-3
Barcode: 9780300250053

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