The Arsenic Century. How Victorian Britain was Poisoned at Home, Work, and Play, Paperback/***
The story of arsenic in Victorian Britain, looking both at its widespread presence in everything from candles to curtains, and also its more sinister use for murder and suicide. Publisher: Oxford University Press Author(s): James C. (Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine ,University of Washington, Seattle) Whorton Illustration(s): 12 integrated halftones Number of pages: 448 Publication date: 2011 Dimensions: 195 x 130 x 33 Cover type: Paperback / softback