The arsenic century : how Victorian Britain was poisoned at home, work, and play /
Whorton, James C., 1942-
The arsenic century : how Victorian Britain was poisoned at home, work, and play / James C. Whorton. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xxi, 412 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
HLC
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Such an instrument of death and agony' -- 'A new race of poisoners' -- A new breed of detectives -- 'The chief terror of poisoners' -- A penn'orth of poison -- 'Sugared death' -- 'The hue of death, the tint of the grave' -- Walls of death -- Physician-assisted poisoning -- 'A very wholesome poison' -- Poison in the factory and on the farm -- 'Dangers that lie wait in the pint-pot.'
9780199605996: £9.99 0199605998
Arsenic--Social aspects--History--Great Britain--19th century
Arsenic--Side effects--History--Great Britain--19th century
Arsenic--Toxicology--History--Great Britain--19th century
Technology.
History of science
History of medicine
History
European history
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Social & cultural history
669.75
The arsenic century : how Victorian Britain was poisoned at home, work, and play / James C. Whorton. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. - xxi, 412 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
HLC
Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Such an instrument of death and agony' -- 'A new race of poisoners' -- A new breed of detectives -- 'The chief terror of poisoners' -- A penn'orth of poison -- 'Sugared death' -- 'The hue of death, the tint of the grave' -- Walls of death -- Physician-assisted poisoning -- 'A very wholesome poison' -- Poison in the factory and on the farm -- 'Dangers that lie wait in the pint-pot.'
9780199605996: £9.99 0199605998
Arsenic--Social aspects--History--Great Britain--19th century
Arsenic--Side effects--History--Great Britain--19th century
Arsenic--Toxicology--History--Great Britain--19th century
Technology.
History of science
History of medicine
History
European history
19th century, c 1800 to c 1899
United Kingdom, Great Britain
Social & cultural history
669.75