Poison Mysteries in History, Romance and Crime

C J S Thompson

Format
Hardback
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Country
United States
Published
23 May 2010
Pages
430
ISBN
9781161364057

Poison Mysteries in History, Romance and Crime

C J S Thompson

  1. A comprehensive history, full of delightful anecdotes, of the types, uses, and abuses of poison. Illustrated with photographs. Sample contents: Poisons used by ancient and primitive races; Superstitions connected with poisonous plants; Some classical poisons and their histories; The Italian school of poisoners; The mystery of Amy Robsart’s death; Poisons in fiction; and poison mysteries, which are details of 23 criminal poisonings.

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