The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain Was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play

The Arsenic Century: How Victorian Britain Was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play
ISBN-10
0199605998
ISBN-13
9780199605996
Category
History
Pages
440
Language
English
Published
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
James C. Whorton

Description

The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide.

Other editions

Similar books