Poison, Detection and the Victorian Imagination

by Ian A. Burney

Book Overview

A history of poisoning in the nineteenth century and in particular the case of Dr William Palmer, convicted of murder by poisoning, and how he baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719087783
• ISBN13: 9780719087783
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"