Poison books: Hong Kong joins the search for Victorian-era arsenic-laced tomes
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Source: South China Morning Post
Published: 2026-04-24 10:00 UTC+10:00
Section: Books
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Education, Culture & Entertainment, Indigenous, China
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Victorian-era books may contain arsenic in their bindings. One Hong Kong University book conservator went on the hunt for such toxic volumes
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