Poisoned Lives
"It will be one of the main points of reference for historians of poisoning (the list of primary sources is particularly useful), and will, one suspects, be a useful read for historians of forensic science. The meticulous depiction of poisoners from the eighteenth century to the present day is complemented by overarching discussions of the increasing capacity of the scientific detection of poison in the body; the methods, motivations, and opportunities for poisoning; and the impact these cases had on public conceptions of female crime and femininity itself." —Barry Godfrey, Victorian Studies, Autumn 2007
Barry Godfrey
From Mary Ann Cotton, the Victorian serial murderess, to Dr Crippen, poisoners have attracted a celebrity unmatched by violent killers. Secretly administered, often during a family meal, arsenic (the most commonly-used poison) led to a slow and agonising death, while strychnine (with its characteristic bitter taste) killed very quickly. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Hambledon Continuum
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 272
- ISBN
- 9781852855031
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
"It will be one of the main points of reference for historians of poisoning (the list of primary sources is particularly useful), and will, one suspects, be a useful read for historians of forensic science. The meticulous depiction of poisoners from the eighteenth century to the present day is complemented by overarching discussions of the increasing capacity of the scientific detection of poison in the body; the methods, motivations, and opportunities for poisoning; and the impact these cases had on public conceptions of female crime and femininity itself." —Barry Godfrey, Victorian Studies, Autumn 2007
Barry Godfrey
«Mentioned in article on poison and the Victorian imagination by Ian Burney in History Today, 2008.»