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The Poisoner Stephen Bates

The Poisoner von Stephen Bates

The Poisoner Stephen Bates


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Zusammenfassung

A gripping account of the murders committed by Dr William Palmer, the 'Prince of Poisoners', and his dramatic trial

The Poisoner Zusammenfassung

The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor Stephen Bates

The greatest villain who ever stood trial at the Old Bailey, as Charles Dickens described him William Palmer was convicted in 1856 of murdering his best friend, but was suspected of poisoning more than a dozen other people, including his wife and children. He was a new kind of murderer respectable, middle class, and consequently more terrifying, Britain s most infamous figure until Jack the Ripper. The Poisoner takes the reader into the very psyche of a killer

The Poisoner Bewertungen

This rollercoaster read really stands out ... fabulously readable -- Lucy Worsley * BBC History Magazine *
Through clearly exhaustive research and the occasional wry turn of phrase - he not only draws you into the scandalous and bewildering tale but also manages to make many aspects feel truly contemporary * New Scientist *
vivid and dramatic account of [Palmer's] life and crimes * Literary Review *

Über Stephen Bates

Stephen Bates is a journalist whose career has included spells at the BBC, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail and, for the last 22 years, the Guardian, during which time he has reported from more than 40 countries. He is the author of God s Own Country, Religion and Politics in the USA and A Church at War, Anglicans and Homosexuality. He lives in Kent.

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GOR006671401
9780715649572
0715649574
The Poisoner: The Life and Crimes of Victorian England's Most Notorious Doctor Stephen Bates
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Overlook Press
20140619
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