Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Guilt and the Gallows 22
5. 2 A Criminal Lunatic in Search of a Trial 49
6. 3 Lovers, Monsters, and the Problem of Evil 69
7. 4 Murder and Metaphysics in Colonial Victoria 94
8. 5 Less Responsible Subjects 122
9. 6 The Infanticidal Imperative 143
10. 7 The Savage Heart of Empire 168
11. 8 Cannibalism and Culpability 194
12. Conclusion: Two Passages to India 225
13. List of Abbreviations 231
14. Notes 233
15. Acknowledgments 279
16. Index 283