Poison mysteries in history, romance and crimePART I POISONS IN HISTORY AND ROMANCEReading editionChapter navigation53 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterPART I POISONS IN HISTORY AND ROMANCEChapter I · POISONS USED BY ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RACESChapter II · POISONS USED BY THE EGYPTIANS, GREEKS, ROMANS, HEBREWS, CHINESE AND HINDUS IN ANCIENT TIMESChapter III · ANTIDOTES TO POISON IN ANCIENT TIMESChapter IV · PREVENTIVE METHODS AND SUBSTANCES USED AGAINST POISONSChapter V · SUPERSTITIONS CONNECTED WITH POISONOUS PLANTSChapter VI · THE POISON LORE OF TOADS AND SPIDERSChapter VII · SOME CLASSICAL POISONS AND THEIR HISTORIESChapter VIII · ROYAL AND HISTORIC POISONERSChapter IX · POISONS TRIED ON HUMAN BEINGSChapter X · THE SLOW AND TIME POISONS OF MEDIÆVAL TIMESChapter XI · THE ITALIAN SCHOOL OF POISONERSChapter XII · THE MYSTERY OF THE BORGIASChapter XIII · POISON MYSTERIES IN EARLY SCOTTISH HISTORYChapter XIV · HISTORIC POISON CASES IN FRANCEChapter XV · THE MYSTERY OF AMY ROBSART’S DEATHChapter XVI · A POISON MYSTERY OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURYChapter XVII · A MYSTERY OF THE AUSTRIAN COURT IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURYChapter XVIII · POISON PLOTSChapter XIX · CURIOUS METHODS EMPLOYED BY SECRET POISONERSChapter XX · LOVE-PHILTRES AND POISONSChapter XXI · POISONS IN FOODChapter XXII · POISONS USED IN WARFAREChapter XXIII · CRIMINAL POISONING WITH BACTERIAChapter XXIV · POISON HABITSChapter XXV · HASHISH AND HASHISH-EATERSChapter XXVI · POISONS IN FICTIONPART II POISON MYSTERIESChapter I · THE MYSTERY OF LAWFORD HALL—THE STRANGE CASE OF ELIZABETH FENNINGChapter II · THE CASE OF MADAME LAFARGEChapter III · THE CASE OF MADELINE SMITHChapter IV · THE BRAVO MYSTERYChapter V · THE RUGELEY MYSTERYChapter VI · THE CASE OF DR. PRITCHARDChapter VII · THE CASE OF DR. LAMSONChapter VIII · THE PIMLICO MYSTERYChapter IX · THE MAYBRICK CASEChapter X · THE LAMBETH POISON MYSTERIESChapter XI · SOME POISON MYSTERIES IN FRANCEChapter XII · THE HORSFORD CASEChapter XIII · AMERICAN POISON MYSTERIESChapter XIV · THE SOUTHWARK POISON MYSTERYChapter XV · SOME IRISH POISON MYSTERIESChapter XVI · THE DEVEREUX CASEChapter XVII · THE CRIPPEN CASEChapter XVIII · THE MYSTERY OF THE SEDDONSChapter XIX · THE DALKEITH COFFEE POISON CASEChapter XX · THE AGRA POISON MYSTERYChapter XXI · A CORNISH POISON MYSTERYChapter XXII · THE ARMSTRONG CASEChapter XXIII · SOME POISON ASPECTS OF THE ILFORD MURDER CASEINDEXPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Part 1 — Chapter I · POISONS USED BY ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RACESAll chapters and sections (53)Opening pagesFront matterParts1Part 1 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Parts2Part 2 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223Part 2 · Other sectionsINDEX15◇← Front matterCHAPTER I POISONS USED BY ANCIENT AND PRIMITIVE RACES →