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Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
Jack the Ripper
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Jack the Ripper

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Using contemporary documents, police files, Home Office papers and newspaper reports, 'Jack the Ripper: The Facts' recreates the notorious crimes and police investigation of 1888 to provide the best available overview of the 'Great Victorian Mystery', the greatest unsolved, true crime story of all time. Written by one of the world's foremost authorities on the case, this is a completely rewritten and fully updated edition of Begg's classic title Jack the Ripper. It follows the crimes chronologically and records the most significant events, witness testimonies and aspects of the police investigation. As well as objectively examining the primary police suspects, Begg provides a fascinating and authoritative insight into related political issues and background events.

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Release dateApr 18, 2013
ISBN9781909396159
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    Currently rereading this book. Every autumn I like to reread one or more of the Jack the Ripper books I own, mainly because I find the subject endlessly fascinating. This 'History' gives a great deal of social and political background to help understand how Jack the Ripper's crimes impacted Victorian London, and indeed, why we are still discussing the case today.

    This book is useful and informative both to the newcomer and to seasoned Ripperologists. I can;t recommend it enough.

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Jack the Ripper - Paul Begg

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