"'A must-have addition to the shelves of anyone interested in this iconic Victorian mystery.' Gilda O'Neill, author of My East End 'The clearest, most accurate, and most up-to-date account of the Ripper murders, by one of Britain's greatest and most respected experts on the ""autumn of terror"" in Victorian London.' William D. Rubenstein, Professor of Modern History, University of Wales, Aberystwyth'One of the most important Ripper releases of the past several years...one of the best overarching accounts of social conditions in London's East End, as well as the history and internal politics of both the police, government and press organizations of the time.' Casebook: Jack the RipperEngland in the 1880s was a society in transition, shedding the skin of Victorianism and moving towards a more modern age. Promiscuity, moral decline, prostitution, unemployment, poverty, police inefficiency...all these things combined to create a feeling of uncertainty and fear.
The East End of London became the focus of that fear. Here lived the uneducated, poverty-ridden and morally destitute masses. When Jack the Ripper walked onto the streets of the East End he came to represent everything that was wrong with the area and with society as a whole. He was fear in a human form, an unknown lurker in the shadows who could cross boundaries and kill.
Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History is not yet another attempt to identify the culprit. Instead, the book sets the murders in their historical context, examining in depth what East London was like in 1888, how it came to be that way, and how events led to one of the most infamous and grisly episodes of the Victorian era. Paul Begg is one of the world's foremost experts on the case of Jack the Ripper. He is the author of Jack the Ripper: The Facts, and co-author of The Jack the Ripper A to Z. He is the Editor of the Ripperologist magazine."
By:
Paul Begg
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 100mm,
Width: 100mm,
Weight: 100g
ISBN: 9781405807128
ISBN 10: 1405807121
Pages: 408
Publication Date: 02 November 2004
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
CONTENTS Ch. 1: INTRODUCTION ix Ch. 2: THE EAST END 1 Ch.3: EMMA ELIZABETH SMITH 32 Ch. 4: THE BITTER CRY 39 Ch. 5: MARTHA TABRAM 62 Ch. 6: FLOUNDER AND FUMBLE, AND 'CATCH WHOM YOU CAN!' 70 Ch.7: THE MAIDEN TRIBUTE 128 Ch. 8: 'AT THE CRATER OF A VOLCANO' 163 Ch. 9: ANNIE CHAPMAN 187 Ch. 10: THE DOUBLE EVENT - ELIZABETH STRIDE 209 Ch. 11: CATHARINE EDDOWES 235 Ch. 12: DEAR BOSS 249 Ch. 13: MARY JANE KELLY 287 Ch. 14: THE GREAT VICTORIAN MYSTERY: WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER? 315 Ch. 15: OTHER RIPPER SUSPECTS 356 INDEX
Paul Begg is a leading authority on the subject of Jack the Ripper. He regularly appears on TV documentaries on the Ripper, has advised the novelists Tom Clancy and Patricia Cornwell on the facts behind the mystery and has given talks to the FBI on the subject. He is a full time writer and current Editor of the Ripperologist magazine. His previous books include, Jack the Ripper: The Uncensored Facts (Robson, 1988) and the Jack the Ripper A-Z (Hodder).
Reviews for Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History
Reviews of the hardback edition: 'Such an extensive and entertaining book has long been needed, and we are fortunate that Paul Begg has chosen to write it' Ripper Notes 'As good a general account of Jack the Ripper as exists' The Sunday Telegraph 'Rather than being another attempt to identify the culprit, this book examines the facts behind one of the most infamous and grisly episodes of the Victorian era.' Best of British
