Unconscious crime : mental absence and criminal responsibility in Victorian London / Joel Peter Eigen.

Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2003], ©2003.

xii, 223 pages ; 24 cm

Double consciousness in the nineteenth century -- "Do you remember Cardiff?" -- "I mean she was quite absent" -- The princess and the cherry juice -- An unconscious poisoning -- Crimes of an automaton.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-218) and index.