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Sheila Hardy - Arsenic in the Dumplings: A Casebook of Historic Poisonings in Suffolk - 9780752451329 - V9780752451329
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Arsenic in the Dumplings: A Casebook of Historic Poisonings in Suffolk

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Description for Arsenic in the Dumplings: A Casebook of Historic Poisonings in Suffolk Paperback. This chilling collection is sure to appeal to all those interested in the shady side of Suffolk's history. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAS; BTC; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 235 x 9. Weight in Grams: 302.

During the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries arsenic was readily available to the general public; indeed it was prescribed by doctors as a tonic to build up strength and put on weight as well as a treatment for rheumatism, dropsy and syphilis. It was also widely used to kill household vermin. So no chemist in Suffolk would have been suspicious when a small amount of grey-white powder was purchased. That is until a sudden death took place - but even then the symptoms could have been confused with the English Cholera. Of all forms of murder, poisoning is one that ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752451329
SKU
V9780752451329
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99-5

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