Poison

Auteur

Ben Hubbard

Texte du rabat

The history of poison use across cultures, settings and occupations. Profiling the most commonly used toxins and how they have been used by figures diverse as Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang.

Résumé
Poison documents the tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of each era reveal how poisoners have harnessed these natural killers to achieve their ends.