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Book Title: Chemical Crimes: Science And Poison In Victorian Crime Ficti...
Item Weight: 0 lbs
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.6in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Cheryl Blake Price
Publication Name: Chemical Crimes : Science and Poison in Victorian Crime Fiction
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: The Ohio State University Press
Publication Year: 2021
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 204 Pages
