The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.
The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.
The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.
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Publisher
New York : Overlook Duckworth, [2014]
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G 2015/1263
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Language
English
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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...
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Publisher
New York : Overlook Duckworth, [2014]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2014]
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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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The poisoner : the life and crimes of Victorian England's most notorious doctor / Stephen Bates.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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
