author
G. Lathom (George Lathom) Browne
1815–1892
A Victorian barrister turned legal writer, he is best remembered for vivid accounts of famous trials and for popular biographies of Nelson and Wellington. His books bring courtroom drama and public lives into clear, readable storytelling.
1 Audiobook
Reports of Trials for Murder by Poisoning; by Prussic Acid, Strychnia, Antimony, Arsenic, and Aconita. Including the trials of Tawell, W. Palmer, Dove, Madeline Smith, Dr. Pritchard, Smethurst, and Dr. Lamson, with chemical introduction and notes on the poisons used
by G. Lathom (George Lathom) Browne, active 19th century C. G. (Charles G.) Stewart
About the author
George Lathom Browne (1815–1892), often published as G. Lathom Browne, was an English barrister and legal writer. He was called to the bar at the Middle Temple in 1841, and his writing drew strongly on his legal background.
He wrote substantial works on nineteenth-century British trials, including Narratives of State Trials in the Nineteenth Century and Reports of Trials for Murder by Poisoning. He also wrote historical and biographical works, including books on Horatio Nelson and the Duke of Wellington.
Although he is not widely read today, Browne remains of interest for the way he turned legal history into narrative nonfiction for general readers. His books sit at the meeting point of law, history, and popular biography.