Jack the Ripper: Letters from HellThe name 'Jack the Ripper' is instantly recognised throughout the world, yet many people probably don't know that the famous nickname first appeared in a letter or that this was where the whole legend of Jack the Ripper really began. This title poses a controversial question: was 'Jack the Ripper' merely a press invention? |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThe Whitechapel murders of 1888 captured the public's attention not only for their ferocity but for an almost theatrical aspect in the form of letters from the purported killer. Evans and Skinner here ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction | |
PART ONE Contents | |
Fifteen more and I give myself up | |
Yours truly Jack the Ripper | |
The Writing on the Wall | |
Ripperism | |
The Enterprising London Journalists | |
Im still knocking about Down Whitechapel | |
Good Bye old fellow til i return | |
They summoned the spirit | |
The City Letters | |
The Alienist | |
A View from Fleet Street | |
The Mysteries of McCormick | |
A secret diary of Dr Thomas Dutton | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Jack the Ripper: Letters from Hell |
| Authors | Stewart P Evans, Keith Skinner |
| Publisher | The History Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0750953810, 9780750953818 |
| Length | 224 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Modern / General Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism True Crime / General |
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