Chemical crimes : science and poison in Victorian crime fiction /

An exploration of poison's transformation into chemical crime in the nineteenth century and impact on crime fiction and Victorian perceptions of science. Examines the role of scientific criminals in the works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ellen Wood, Edward Bulwer Lytton, L.T. Meade, Charles War...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Price, Cheryl Blake (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism. Crime in literature. Poisoners in literature. Poisoning in literature. Criminals in literature. Murder in literature.

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Summary:	An exploration of poison's transformation into chemical crime in the nineteenth century and impact on crime fiction and Victorian perceptions of science. Examines the role of scientific criminals in the works of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Ellen Wood, Edward Bulwer Lytton, L.T. Meade, Charles Warren Adams and Wilkie Collins.
Physical Description:	viii, 195 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.
ISBN:	9780814213919 081421391X