Jack the ripper : letters from hell
The name Jack the Ripper is instantly recognised throughout the world, yet many people are unaware that the famous nickname first appeared in a letter or that this was where the whole legend of Jack the Ripper really began. This title poses a controversial question: was Jack the Ripper merely a press invention?
Case studies
x, 306 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
9780750937702, 075093770X
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'Fifteen more and I give myself up'
'Yours truly, Jack the Ripper'
'The Writing on the Wall'
'Ripperism'
The 'Enterprising' London Journalists
A Letter 'From hell'
'Most unwomanly...'
'I will rip a few more'
'I'm still knocking about Down Whitechapel'
'Good Bye old fellow til i return'
'They summoned the spirit'
The City Letters
The Alienist
A View from Fleet Street
The Mysteries of McCormick
'A secret diary of Dr. Thomas Dutton'
'I'm Jack'
Suspects
The Letters
Originally published in hardback, 2001