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The Jack the Ripper Files: The Illustrated History of the Whitechapel Murders - Hardcover

Jones, Richard

 
9780233004730: The Jack the Ripper Files: The Illustrated History of the Whitechapel Murders
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0233004734 ISBN 13: 9780233004730
Verlag: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2016

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Jack the Ripper has haunted the world&;s imagination since his murderous reign drew to a close in 1888. Exploring the social context of the crimes, this invaluable survey includes police reports, letters purporting to be from the notorious killer, and newspaper clippings from the time. These documents enable readers to become armchair detectives, sifting through the evidence, sorting out the complex and contradictory theories, and assessing all the clues and conclusions gathered through the decades.

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Richard Jones is an internationally renowned Jack the Ripper expert, and head guide on the widely acclaimed Jack the Ripper Walks. He has written 16 books, many of which have been published worldwide, including Myths and Legends of Britain and Ireland (New Holland UK) and Uncovering Jack the Ripper&;s London (New Holland UK) in 2007. He has made frequent appearances in Europe and the US on TV programs about Jack the Ripper, and was featured on the DVD that accompanied the Johnny Depp movie From Hell. He also wrote and presented the acclaimed documentary Unmasking Jack the Ripper.

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Jack the Ripper is an invaluable survey of crimes that have haunted the world's imagination since his murderous reign drew to a close in 1888. Exploring the social context of the crimes, it includes facsimiles of documents such as police reports, letters purporting to be from Jack the Ripper, and newspaper clippings. Putting these directly into the hands of readers enables them to become detectives-sifting through the evidence and clearing away the mess of complex and contradictory theories, to assess all the evidence and conclusions gathered so far.

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Verlag
Andre Deutsch Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2016
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0233004734
ISBN 13 
9780233004730
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
126
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