The Complete History of Jack the Ripper

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  This work gets 5 stars, because it's not like other books about the ripper case. 99% of them are not serious at all. Sudgen presents facts in the case, not wild conclusions.

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  lysol said on Jun 28, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  The best Ripper book, bar none

  Ripperology is rife with books claiming to be an objective study, yet actually are just the platform for the author's pet theory about Jack's identity, carefully selecting the evidence to support it better.

  This is where Sugden's book proves invaluable. No sensational "Jack finally identified!" cl ... (continue)

  Ripperology is rife with books claiming to be an objective study, yet actually are just the platform for the author's pet theory about Jack's identity, carefully selecting the evidence to support it better.

  This is where Sugden's book proves invaluable. No sensational "Jack finally identified!" claims here, but a careful, detailed look at the facts. To avoid repeating once more the factual errors and inventions that, with time, came to be considered as canonical, the author set out to re-examine most, if not all, surviving documents of the time, including recently resurfaced ones, and based his account on this factual evidence only. The resulting 500+ pages make up the best retelling of the Whitechapel murders to date, exhaustive and objective. A gem.

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  Dies Iræ said on Jan 9, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 544 Pages
• Edition: 2Rev Ed
• ISBN-10: 1841193976
• ISBN-13: 9781841193977
• Publisher: Constable and Robinson
• Pub date: Feb 28, 2002
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others

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