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In the first half of the nineteenth century, an epidemic swept Europe: arsenic poisoning. Available at any corner shop for a few pence, arsenic was so frequently used by potential beneficiaries of wills that it was nicknamed "the inheritor's powder." But it was difficult to prove that a victim had been poisoned, let alone to identify the contaminated food or drink since arsenic was tasteless. Then came a riveting case.

L.A. Theatre Works presents Five Short Stories by Women: A quintet of tales from some of America’s most distinguished female authors.

All was quiet in the Bodle home in Plumstead village on the morning of 2 November 1833. In the large ten bedroom farmhouse, the maid Sophia Taylor began preparing breakfast while, at the cottage down the track, Mary Higgins came down to set the fire. But all was not as it seemed that morning... When the local doctor was summoned several hours later he found four women suffering from severe vomiting and stomach pains whilst the master of the house was delirious with pain.

Entdecker, Erfinder und Visionäre zum Hören greifbar - die spannende und unterhaltsame Wissensreihe Abenteuer & Wissen. In diesem Hörbuch: Kapitel 1-13: Frida Kahlo, Kapitel 14-24: Michelangelo, Kapitel 25-35: Mark Twain. FRIDA KAHLO. Ein Leben voller Farben. "Wozu brauche ich Füße, wenn ich Flügel habe?" fragt sich die Frau mit den wohl berühmtesten Augenbrauen der Welt. Frida Kahlo steht wie kaum eine andere Malerin des 20. Jahrhunderts für Emanzipation, Freiheit und weibliche Kreativität.

Na Inglaterra do século XIX, o envenenamento criminoso era uma prática assustadoramente fácil e, no entanto, quase impossível de ser comprovada—situação que resultou em males incontáveis. Uma onda de envenenamentos varria o país e, enquanto o pânico se alastrava, iniciou-se uma corrida para encontrar um teste definitivo para determinar a causa dos óbitos.