More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to shed further light on the atrocities of Victorian London. Rumbelow also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. Donald Rumbelow, a former London Metropolitan policeman, and an authority on crime, has subjected every theory - including those that have emerged in recent years - to the same deep scrutiny. The Complete Jack the Ripper Hardcover Januby Donald Rumbelow (Author) 234 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 15.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 12.94 12 Used from 6.81 Paperback 18.24 12 Used from 10.29 21 New from 14.46 Mass Market Paperback 42.49 3 Used from 42.
Highly recommended for all students of the case. Today the book is somewhat outdated, as much have been learned since its publication, but it is still a wonderful introduction to the case. They were responsible for one of the most evocative legends in English folk history - Jack the Ripper and one of the most grisly and enduring whodunits of all time.įully revised and updated the classic The Complete Jack the Ripper lays out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary there has ever been of the facts, theories and nonsense that have been written about the Ripper. Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelows classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions and fascinations surrounding the. Osta kirja Complete Jack The Ripper Donald Rumbelow (ISBN 9780753541500) osoitteesta Adlibris.fi. Rumbelow was one of the first to compile an intelligent, well-researched history of the murders.
"It's difficult to believe that any future Ripperologists will provide a fuller account." -PD Jamesįew stories have fastened their claws so firmly into the public imagination as the Whitechapel murders of 1888.
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