The Secret Poisoner

A Century of Murder

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime
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Author: Linda Stratmann ISBN: 9780300219548
Publisher: Yale University Press Publication: March 22, 2016
Imprint: Yale University Press Language: English
Author: Linda Stratmann
ISBN: 9780300219548
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication: March 22, 2016
Imprint: Yale University Press
Language: English
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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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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