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 / James C. Whorton.

Author/creator	Whorton, James C., 1942-
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Description	xxi, 412 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Arsenic--Social aspects --Great Britain --History --19th century. Arsenic--Side effects --Great Britain --History --19th century. Arsenic--Toxicology --Great Britain --History --19th century. Arsenic--toxicity. Arsenic Poisoning--history --Great Britain. History, 19th Century--Great Britain.

Contents	'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'.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-403) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2009939961
ISBN	9780199574704 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
ISBN	0199574707

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