Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History - Hardcover

Begg, Paul

 
9780582506312: Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 058250631X ISBN 13: 9780582506312
Verlag: Longman, 2003

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In 1888 the Whitechapel area of London was the scene of some of the most brutal murders ever recorded in history - and yet the case of Jack the Ripper remains unsolved. Steering clear of wild conspiracy theories, and spurious attempts to advance new theories about the identity of the culprit, Paul Begg instead provides the facts behind one of the most infamous and grisly episodes of the Victorian era.  The book is a social history of Victorian East London as it is about the murders themselves. Begg argues that the case excited such interest precisely because of the notoriety of the East End at the time. Chronological coverage includes detailed accounts of the lives of each of the victims and an examination of the police investigation.  

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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). 

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'A must-have addition to the shelves of anyone interested in this iconic Victorian mystery' Gilda O'Neill, author of 'My East End'. 

'Paul Begg's clear and lucid portrait of the historical context to the Jack the Ripper murders makes this a deeply satisfying read. Not only does it make for a greater understanding of the Whitechapel killing ground, the politics, the personalities and the East End terror but it makes one recognise yet again why, though more than a century old, this is still the first and best of murder mysteries.'

Donald Rumbelow, author of 'The Complete Jack the Ripper'

 

'Year after year, new theories are produced about the identity of "Jack the Ripper".  Paul Begg's "Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History" is probably 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

 

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Verlag
Longman
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
058250631X
ISBN 13 
9780582506312
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Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
328
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