Jack the Ripper: The Definitive History

ISBN-13: 9781138140998 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 398 str.

Paul Begg

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Ch. 1: INTRODUCTION.  Ch. 2: THE EAST END.  Ch.3: EMMA ELIZABETH SMITH.  Ch. 4: THE BITTER CRY.  Ch. 5: MARTHA TABRAM.  Ch. 6: FLOUNDER AND FUMBLE, AND 'CATCH WHOM YOU CAN!'.  Ch.7: THE MAIDEN TRIBUTE.  Ch. 8: 'AT THE CRATER OF A VOLCANO'.  Ch. 9: ANNIE CHAPMAN.  Ch. 10: THE DOUBLE EVENT - ELIZABETH STRIDE.  Ch. 11: CATHARINE EDDOWES.  Ch. 12: DEAR BOSS.  Ch. 13: MARY JANE KELLY.  Ch. 14: THE GREAT VICTORIAN MYSTERY: WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER?  Ch. 15: OTHER RIPPER SUSPECTS.  INDEX.

O autorze

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.