Lucinda Hawksley is the author of three biographies of Victorian artists: Lizzie Siddal,Kate Perugini (née Dickens) and Princess Louise. She also writes about art history, socialhistory, literature and the life and works of her great-great-great-grandfather CharlesDickens. Lucinda is a Pre-Raphaelite and Aestheticism expert and a regular lecturer atthe National Portrait Gallery in London.

• Introduction: Arsenic & Victorian Paper Hangings • 1. Arsenic Murder & Myth 2. Madness in the Method; Poison in the Process • 3. Arsenic in the Home • 4. The Wallpaper Designers • 5. The Public Debate • 6. Getting Away From It All • 7. The Rise of Arsenic-free Wallpaper • Appendix

'A highly original and beautifully illustrated volume that contrasts alluring, poison-laden wallpapers with thought-provoking narrative' - Town Daily

Lucinda Hawksley is the author of three biographies of Victorian artists: Lizzie Siddal,Kate Perugini (née Dickens) and Princess Louise. She also writes about art history, socialhistory, literature and the life and works of her great-great-great-grandfather CharlesDickens. Lucinda is a Pre-Raphaelite and Aestheticism expert and a regular lecturer atthe National Portrait Gallery in London.

• Introduction: Arsenic & Victorian Paper Hangings • 1. Arsenic Murder & Myth 2. Madness in the Method; Poison in the Process • 3. Arsenic in the Home • 4. The Wallpaper Designers • 5. The Public Debate • 6. Getting Away From It All • 7. The Rise of Arsenic-free Wallpaper • Appendix

'A highly original and beautifully illustrated volume that contrasts alluring, poison-laden wallpapers with thought-provoking narrative' - Town Daily

Lucinda Hawksley is the author of three biographies of Victorian artists: Lizzie Siddal,Kate Perugini (née Dickens) and Princess Louise. She also writes about art history, socialhistory, literature and the life and works of her great-great-great-grandfather CharlesDickens. Lucinda is a Pre-Raphaelite and Aestheticism expert and a regular lecturer atthe National Portrait Gallery in London.

• Introduction: Arsenic & Victorian Paper Hangings • 1. Arsenic Murder & Myth 2. Madness in the Method; Poison in the Process • 3. Arsenic in the Home • 4. The Wallpaper Designers • 5. The Public Debate • 6. Getting Away From It All • 7. The Rise of Arsenic-free Wallpaper • Appendix

'A highly original and beautifully illustrated volume that contrasts alluring, poison-laden wallpapers with thought-provoking narrative' - Town Daily