Jack the Ripper

The Definitive History

Paul Begg (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

408 Seiten

2004
Routledge (Verlag)
9781405807128 (ISBN)

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When Jack the Ripper walked onto the streets of the East End he came to represent everything that was wrong with the area and with society as a whole. This book sets his murders in their historical context, examining in depth what East London was like in 1888, how it came to be that way, and how events led to this most infamous and grisly episode.

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.

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).

CONTENTS

Ch. 1: INTRODUCTION ix

Ch. 2: THE EAST END 1

Ch.3: EMMA ELIZABETH SMITH 32

Ch. 4: THE BITTER CRY 39

Ch. 5: MARTHA TABRAM 62

Ch. 6: FLOUNDER AND FUMBLE, AND 'CATCH WHOM YOU CAN!' 70

Ch.7: THE MAIDEN TRIBUTE 128

Ch. 8: 'AT THE CRATER OF A VOLCANO' 163

Ch. 9: ANNIE CHAPMAN 187

Ch. 10: THE DOUBLE EVENT - ELIZABETH STRIDE 209

Ch. 11: CATHARINE EDDOWES 235

Ch. 12: DEAR BOSS 249

Ch. 13: MARY JANE KELLY 287

Ch. 14: THE GREAT VICTORIAN MYSTERY: WHO WAS JACK THE RIPPER? 315

Ch. 15: OTHER RIPPER SUSPECTS 356

INDEX

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.11.2004
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	100 x 100 mm
Gewicht	100 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
ISBN-13	9781405807128 / 9781405807128
Zustand	Neuware