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The arsenic century : how Victorian Britain was poisoned at home, work, and play

Whorton, James C., 1942-2010
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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.
Main title:
The arsenic century : how Victorian Britain was poisoned at home, work, and play / by James C. Whorton.
Author:
Whorton, James C., 1942-
Imprint:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Collation:
356 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9780199574704 (hbk)
Dewey class:
669.75669.75094109034
Local class:
669.75094109034
Language:
English
Subject:
Arsenic -- Social aspects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryArsenic -- Side effects -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryArsenic -- Toxicology -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th centuryTechnology
BRN:
1703568
Bookmark link:
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