Poison, Detection And the Victorian Imagination - Couverture rigide

Burney, Ian

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719073766 ISBN 13 : 9780719073762

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2006

Synopsis

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.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ian Burney is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine at the University of Manchester

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719073766
• ISBN 13: 9780719073762
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible