Poison mysteries in history, romance and crime
C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel) Thompson
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1. Front matter2. PART I POISONS IN HISTORY AND ROMANCE3. CHAPTER I POISONS USED BY ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RACES4. CHAPTER II POISONS USED BY THE EGYPTIANS, GREEKS, ROMANS, HEBREWS, CHINESE AND HINDUS IN ANCIENT TIMES5. CHAPTER III ANTIDOTES TO POISON IN ANCIENT TIMES6. CHAPTER IV PREVENTIVE METHODS AND SUBSTANCES USED AGAINST POISONS7. CHAPTER V SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH POISONOUS PLANTS8. CHAPTER VI THE POISON LORE OF TOADS AND SPIDERS9. CHAPTER VII SOME CLASSICAL POISONS AND THEIR HISTORIES10. CHAPTER VIII ROYAL AND HISTORIC POISONERS11. CHAPTER IX POISONS TRIED ON HUMAN BEINGS12. CHAPTER X THE SLOW AND TIME POISONS OF MEDIÆVAL TIMES13. CHAPTER XI THE ITALIAN SCHOOL OF POISONERS14. CHAPTER XII THE MYSTERY OF THE BORGIAS15. CHAPTER XIII POISON MYSTERIES IN EARLY SCOTTISH HISTORY16. CHAPTER XIV HISTORIC POISON CASES IN FRANCE17. CHAPTER XV THE MYSTERY OF AMY ROBSART’S DEATH18. CHAPTER XVI A POISON MYSTERY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY19. CHAPTER XVII A MYSTERY OF THE AUSTRIAN COURT IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY20. CHAPTER XVIII POISON PLOTS21. CHAPTER XIX CURIOUS METHODS EMPLOYED BY SECRET POISONERS22. CHAPTER XX LOVE-PHILTRES AND POISONS23. CHAPTER XXI POISONS IN FOOD24. CHAPTER XXII POISONS USED IN WARFARE25. CHAPTER XXIII CRIMINAL POISONING WITH BACTERIA26. CHAPTER XXIV POISON HABITS27. CHAPTER XXV HASHISH AND HASHISH-EATERS28. CHAPTER XXVI POISONS IN FICTION29. PART II POISON MYSTERIES30. CHAPTER I THE MYSTERY OF LAWFORD HALL—THE STRANGE CASE OF ELIZABETH FENNING31. CHAPTER II THE CASE OF MADAME LAFARGE32. CHAPTER III THE CASE OF MADELINE SMITH33. CHAPTER IV THE BRAVO MYSTERY34. CHAPTER V THE RUGELEY MYSTERY35. CHAPTER VI THE CASE OF DR. PRITCHARD36. CHAPTER VII THE CASE OF DR. LAMSON37. CHAPTER VIII THE PIMLICO MYSTERY38. CHAPTER IX THE MAYBRICK CASE39. CHAPTER X THE LAMBETH POISON MYSTERIES40. CHAPTER XI SOME POISON MYSTERIES IN FRANCE41. CHAPTER XII THE HORSFORD CASE42. CHAPTER XIII AMERICAN POISON MYSTERIES43. CHAPTER XIV THE SOUTHWARK POISON MYSTERY44. CHAPTER XV SOME IRISH POISON MYSTERIES45. CHAPTER XVI THE DEVEREUX CASE46. CHAPTER XVII THE CRIPPEN CASE47. CHAPTER XVIII THE MYSTERY OF THE SEDDONS48. CHAPTER XIX THE DALKEITH COFFEE POISON CASE49. CHAPTER XX THE AGRA POISON MYSTERY50. CHAPTER XXI A CORNISH POISON MYSTERY51. CHAPTER XXII THE ARMSTRONG CASE52. CHAPTER XXIII SOME POISON ASPECTS OF THE ILFORD MURDER CASE53. INDEX