Summary of Patricia Cornwell's Ripper

By IRB Media

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.

Book Preview: #1 On August 6, 1888, London was a carnival of wondrous things to do for as little as pennies if one could spare a few. The bells of Windsor’s Parish Church and St. George’s Chapel rang all day. Ships were dressed in flags.

#2 Walter Sickert was a master of greasepaint and wardrobe. He was able to completely transform himself into someone else, and he was known for his bizarre hairstyles and clothing.

#3 Sickert was a graphomaniac, and he would write so many articles for newspapers and journals that he would apologize to whoever he submitted them to. He would seek out major celebrities of the day, and would even spy on them.

#4 It is believed that Sickert was in London in the summer and fall of 1888, when the Ripper began his bloody crimes. However, this is not true. He could not have murdered anyone if he were someplace else.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Feb 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781669350675

IRB Media

With IRB books, you can get the key takeaways and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.

Book preview

Insights on Patricia Cornwell's Ripper

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 7

Insights from Chapter 8

Insights from Chapter 9

Insights from Chapter 10

Insights from Chapter 11

Insights from Chapter 12

Insights from Chapter 13

Insights from Chapter 14

Insights from Chapter 15

Insights from Chapter 16

Insights from Chapter 17

Insights from Chapter 18

Insights from Chapter 19

Insights from Chapter 20

Insights from Chapter 21

Insights from Chapter 22

Insights from Chapter 23

Insights from Chapter 24

Insights from Chapter 25

Insights from Chapter 26

Insights from Chapter 27

Insights from Chapter 28

Insights from Chapter 29

Insights from Chapter 30

Insights from Chapter 31

Insights from Chapter 32

Insights from Chapter 33

Insights from Chapter 34

Insights from Chapter 35

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

On August 6, 1888, London was a carnival of wondrous things to do for as little as pennies if one could spare a few. The bells of Windsor’s Parish Church and St. George’s Chapel rang all day. Ships were dressed in flags.

#2

Walter Sickert was a master of greasepaint and wardrobe. He was able to completely transform himself into someone else, and he was known for his bizarre hairstyles and clothing.

#3

Sickert was a graphomaniac, and he would write so many articles for newspapers and journals that he would apologize to whoever he submitted them to. He would seek out major celebrities of the day, and would even spy on them.

#4

It is believed that Sickert was in London in the summer and fall of 1888, when the Ripper began his bloody crimes. However, this is not true. He could not have murdered anyone if he were someplace else.

#5

The relationship between Sickert and Whistler was unequal and dysfunctional. Whistler must have pushed his apprentice’s buttons in a way that few people could, making him feel unimportant and like a failure.

#6

The relationship between Sickert and Whistler was always tense, and in 1888 it completely broke down. It must have felt like a complete abandonment by the megalomaniacal master he idolized, faithfully served, and despised.

#7

The Newlyn School of Painters was an adversarial group that was in full swing by the spring and summer of 1888. They were trashing Sickert’s painting Gatti’s Hungerford Palace of Varieties—Second Turn of Katie Lawrence, which was exhibited at the NEAC in 1888.

#8

The Ripper letters were written by Sickert, and they make references to phallic symbols and imagery. They also make references to his jealousy of Whistler, who had a connection to Ellen Terry, one of the most famous actresses of the Victorian era.

#9

The Ripper crimes have become anemic. Most people don’t feel the horror or intuit the terror and suffering that preceded the deaths. The Ripper crimes are puzzles, mystery weekends, games, and Ripper Walks that end