Poison Romance And Poison Mysteries

by Charles John Samuel Thompson

25 chapters5h 5mEnglish1904

About this book

A writer and physician, Charles John Samuel Thompson wrote several works on poisons which are still consulted today. He is especially informative on early historical poisons. This book discusses many cases of poisoning, famous and not so, as well as various topics on poisons and poisoning. - Summary by david wales

Chapters (24)

1Chap 1 Poisons of Antiquity

1658

2Chap 2 Poisons and Superstition

768

3Chap 3 Royal And Historic Poisoners

1268

4Chap 4 Professional Poisoners

1547

5Chap 5 Poisoning Plots

343

6Chap 6 Concerning Arsenic

558

7Chap 7 The Strange Case Of Madame Lafarge

631

8Chap 8 The Case Of Madeline Smith

314

9Chap 9 The Maybrick Case

767

10Chap 10 About Aconite And Hemlock

574

11Chap 11 The Case Of Dr. Lamson

205

12Chap 12 The Bravo Mystery

769

13Chap 13 The Case Of Dr. Pritchard

674

14Chap 14 The Pimlico Mystery

778

15Chap 15 The Rugeley Mystery

840

16Chap 16 Opium Eating And Smoking - Mescal Buttons

874

17Chap 17 Hashish And Hashish Eaters

858

18Chap 18 Tobacco Lore

649

19Chap 19 Poison Habits

646

20Chap 20 Poisons In Fiction

1085

21Chap 21 The Lambeth Poison Mysteries

589

22Chap 22 The Horsford Case

356

23Chap 23 The Great American Poison Mystery

533

24Chap 24 Some Curious Methods Employed By Secret Poisoners

948

Poison Romance And Poison Mysteries

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Chapters (24)

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