# Poison Romance And Poison Mysteries

An audiobook by Charles John Samuel Thompson, read by LibriVox volunteers (5 h 6 min, English).

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

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## Chapters

0. Prefaces (1:54): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_00_thompson_64kb.mp3
1. Chap 1 Poisons of Antiquity (27:38): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_01_thompson_64kb.mp3
2. Chap 2 Poisons and Superstition (12:48): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_02_thompson_64kb.mp3
3. Chap 3 Royal And Historic Poisoners (21:08): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_03_thompson_64kb.mp3
4. Chap 4 Professional Poisoners (25:47): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_04_thompson_64kb.mp3
5. Chap 5 Poisoning Plots (5:43): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_05_thompson_64kb.mp3
6. Chap 6 Concerning Arsenic (9:18): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_06_thompson_64kb.mp3
7. Chap 7 The Strange Case Of Madame Lafarge (10:31): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_07_thompson_64kb.mp3
8. Chap 8 The Case Of Madeline Smith (5:14): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_08_thompson_64kb.mp3
9. Chap 9 The Maybrick Case (12:47): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_09_thompson_64kb.mp3
10. Chap 10 About Aconite And Hemlock (9:34): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_10_thompson_64kb.mp3
11. Chap 11 The Case Of Dr. Lamson (3:25): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_11_thompson_64kb.mp3
12. Chap 12 The Bravo Mystery (12:49): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_12_thompson_64kb.mp3
13. Chap 13 The Case Of Dr. Pritchard (11:14): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_13_thompson_64kb.mp3
14. Chap 14 The Pimlico Mystery (12:58): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_14_thompson_64kb.mp3
15. Chap 15 The Rugeley Mystery (14:00): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_15_thompson_64kb.mp3
16. Chap 16 Opium Eating And Smoking - Mescal Buttons (14:34): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_16_thompson_64kb.mp3
17. Chap 17 Hashish And Hashish Eaters (14:18): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_17_thompson_64kb.mp3
18. Chap 18 Tobacco Lore (10:49): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_18_thompson_64kb.mp3
19. Chap 19 Poison Habits (10:46): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_19_thompson_64kb.mp3
20. Chap 20 Poisons In Fiction (18:05): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_20_thompson_64kb.mp3
21. Chap 21 The Lambeth Poison Mysteries (9:49): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_21_thompson_64kb.mp3
22. Chap 22 The Horsford Case (5:56): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_22_thompson_64kb.mp3
23. Chap 23 The Great American Poison Mystery (8:53): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_23_thompson_64kb.mp3
24. Chap 24 Some Curious Methods Employed By Secret Poisoners (15:48): https://archive.org/download/poisonromanceandmysteries_1311_librivox/poisonromance_24_thompson_64kb.mp3