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

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

Stephen Bates

352 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction crime history true crime reflective slow-paced
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In 1856, a baying crowd of over 30,000 people gathered outside Stafford prison to watch the hanging of Dr. William Palmer, "the greatest villain that ever stood in the Old Bailey” as Charles Dickens once called him. Palmer was convicted of poisoni...

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