Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination / Ian Burney
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| Autore: |
Burney Ian A
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| Titolo: |
Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination / Ian Burney
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2012 |
| ©2012 | |
| Edizione: | Paperback edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (204 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 364.1523092 |
| Soggetto topico: | Criminal investigation - Great Britain - History - 19th century |
| Poisoning - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Toxicology - Great Britain - History - 19th century | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | Victorian imagination |
| William Palmer | |
| crime of civilization | |
| criminal poisoning | |
| legislative framework | |
| modern poison | |
| poison detection | |
| poison hunter | |
| scientific engagement | |
| toxicological knowledge | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | This fascinating book looks at the phenomenon of murder and poisoning in the nineteenth century. Focusing on the case of William Palmer, a medical doctor who in 1856 was convicted of murder by poisoning, it examines how his case baffled toxicologists, doctors, detectives and judges. The investigation commences with an overview of the practice of toxicology in the Victorian era, and goes on to explore the demands imposed by legal testimony on scientific work to convict criminals. In addressing Palmer's trial, Burney focuses on the testimony of Alfred Swaine Taylor, a leading expert on poisons, and integrates the medical, legal and literary evidence to make sense of the trial itself and the sinister place of poison in wider Victorian society. Ian Burney has produced an exemplary work of cultural history, mixing a keen understanding of the contemporary social and cultural landscape with the scientific and medical history of the period. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Poison, detection and the Victorian imagination |
| ISBN: | 1-5261-5863-9 |
| 1-5261-5862-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910794595903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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