Description: An in-depth look at the science behind the creative methods Shakespeare used to kill off his characters
Brief description: Kathryn Harkup is a former chemist turned author. She writes and gives regular public talks on the disgusting and dangerous side of science. Her first book was the international best-seller A is for Arsenic: The Poisons of Agatha Christie, which was shortlisted for a Mystery Readers International Macavity Award and a BMA Book Award. Her subsequent books include its follow-up, V is for Venom, Making the Monster: The Science of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and Death by Shakespeare.
Review Quotes:
"Harkup's enjoyable and informative survey presents this somatic Shakespeare for the Horrible Histories generation." --Times Literary Supplement
"Harkup serves a delectable stew of history, science and wit that is sure to sate the appetite of any Anglophile." --Booklist "Fans of the Bard are sure to devour this, but even those with only a passing familiarity with Shakespeare's oeuvre will find Harkup's survey tough to resist." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "The author of A Is for Arsenic and Making the Monster: The Science Behind Mary Shelley's Frankenstein continues her macabre cultural musings with an immensely readable roundup of Shakespearean death." --Smithsonian