Poison Romance And Poison Mysteries


Read by David Wales

(4.3 stars; 19 reviews)

A writer and physician, Charles John Samuel Thompson wrote several works on poisons which are still consulted today. He is especially informative on early historical poisons. This book discusses many cases of poisoning, famous and not so, as well as various topics on poisons and poisoning. - Summary by david wales (5 hr 5 min)

Chapters

Prefaces 1:54 Read by David Wales
Chap 1 Poisons of Antiquity 27:38 Read by David Wales
Chap 2 Poisons and Superstition 12:48 Read by David Wales
Chap 3 Royal And Historic Poisoners 21:08 Read by David Wales
Chap 4 Professional Poisoners 25:47 Read by David Wales
Chap 5 Poisoning Plots 5:43 Read by David Wales
Chap 6 Concerning Arsenic 9:18 Read by David Wales
Chap 7 The Strange Case Of Madame Lafarge 10:31 Read by David Wales
Chap 8 The Case Of Madeline Smith 5:14 Read by David Wales
Chap 9 The Maybrick Case 12:47 Read by David Wales
Chap 10 About Aconite And Hemlock 9:34 Read by David Wales
Chap 11 The Case Of Dr. Lamson 3:25 Read by David Wales
Chap 12 The Bravo Mystery 12:49 Read by David Wales
Chap 13 The Case Of Dr. Pritchard 11:14 Read by David Wales
Chap 14 The Pimlico Mystery 12:58 Read by David Wales
Chap 15 The Rugeley Mystery 14:00 Read by David Wales
Chap 16 Opium Eating And Smoking - Mescal Buttons 14:34 Read by David Wales
Chap 17 Hashish And Hashish Eaters 14:18 Read by David Wales
Chap 18 Tobacco Lore 10:49 Read by David Wales
Chap 19 Poison Habits 10:46 Read by David Wales
Chap 20 Poisons In Fiction 18:05 Read by David Wales
Chap 21 The Lambeth Poison Mysteries 9:49 Read by David Wales
Chap 22 The Horsford Case 5:56 Read by David Wales
Chap 23 The Great American Poison Mystery 8:53 Read by David Wales
Chap 24 Some Curious Methods Employed By Secret Poisoners 15:48 Read by David Wales

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