{"product_id":"doctor-poison-the-extraordinary-career-of-dr-george-henry-lamson-victorian-poisoner-par-excellence-9781800465145","title":"Doctor Poison: The Extraordinary Career of Dr George Henry Lamson, Victorian Poisoner Par Excellence","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jan Bondeson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Murder - Serial Killers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most notorious Victorian murders was committed by Dr George Henry Lamson, who stood trial in 1882 for poisoning his crippled brother-in-law Percy Malcolm John; he was found guilty, sentenced to death, and executed. This book is the first full-length account of the Lamson case since the relevant 'Notable British Trials' volume appeared back in 1912. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing contemporary newspapers, the police and Home Office files at the National Archives, and various other archival sources, it describes Lamson's adolescence in a distinguished New York family, his successful medical studies in Paris and Edinburgh, and his valiant wartime service as a military surgeon in Serbia and Romania. Things then went rapidly downhill: he failed to establish himself as a general practitioner in Bournemouth, and descended into a maelstrom of drug addiction and moral irresponsibility, ending up a cruel, calculating murderer for the sake of profit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew light will be shed on Lamson's motive for the murder, and on his choice of poison; arguments will be presented that the murder of Percy Malcolm John was not the first attempt on the life of this hapless youth by the murderous doctor; nor was he the first victim of this cunning and subtle Victorian poisoner par excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Troubador Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45034107240599,"sku":"9781800465145","price":1711.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781800465145.webp?v=1767897109","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/doctor-poison-the-extraordinary-career-of-dr-george-henry-lamson-victorian-poisoner-par-excellence-9781800465145","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}