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The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England...

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOj52mQlg

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

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Full title

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Overlook Duckworth, [2014]

Call Numbers

G 2015/1263

Record Identifier

74VKOj52mQlg

MMS ID

991022618369702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Content type

text

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

Stafford, 14 June 1856 -- "Oh doctor, I shall die!" -- "They won't hang us yet" -- "The great days of England" -- "A thoroughly bad boy" -- "If public rumour be worthy of credit" -- "On, on! like the rushing whirlwind" -- "The man is as silent as death" -- "Dreadful reports current at Rugeley" -- "H...

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Overlook Duckworth, [2014]

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

[2014]

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"In 1856, a baying crowd of over 30,000 people gathered outside Stafford prison to watch the hanging of Dr. William Palmer, "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey" as Charles Dickens once called him. Palmer was convicted of poisoning and suspected in the murders of dozens of others, including his best friend, his wife, and his moth...

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Full title

The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contextual Information

Related resource (online)

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Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2015/1263

Record Identifier

74VKOj52mQlg

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKOj52mQlg

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ISBN

0715647504

9781468309119 (hbk.)

1468309110 (hbk.)

9780715647509

DDC

364.152/32092

MMS ID

991022618369702626

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