Toxic explores the colour green during the early to late 19th Century. Popular shades, including Scheele’s Green, Emerald Green and Paris Green, contained arsenic in their pigments. Those who were exposed to the trendy colours in the form of clothing, wallpapers, household items and books suffered from poisoning, which even resulted in death. Through archive imagery from the 19th century, this book delves into the pigments themselves, manufacturing, trends, misconceptions and poisoning to expose the deadly history behind the Victorian craze over green.