Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror: Life During the Reign of Victorian London's Most Brutal Killer - Couverture souple

Matthews, Rupert

 
9781398808713: Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror: Life During the Reign of Victorian London's Most Brutal Killer
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ISBN 10 : 1398808717 ISBN 13 : 9781398808713
Editeur : Sirius Entertainment, 2022

Synopsis

An exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders through the eyes of the Londoners who lived through it, including eye-witness accounts and inquest testimonies.

The shocking murders carried out by an unknown serial killer in London's East End in during the autumn of 1888 dominated the news and public imagination at the time and have continued to exert a baleful influence ever since. But what was it like to live through those terrifying weeks? No matter what precautions the locals took, the killings continued.

Featuring eye-witness accounts, photographs and documents of the time, this book looks at the crimes of Jack the Ripper and their impact on the people of Victorian London. It follows the way the crimes affected the local population, the rumours that swept the streets, the alarms, the riots, the persecutions, the suspicions and the sheer naked terror of the awful autumn when Jack the Ripper stalked the streets.

ABOUT THE SERIES The True Criminals series provides gripping exposés on some of the most twisted criminals the world has ever seen. Augmented by chilling photographs, this series provides snapshots into the minds of these villains and their deadly acts.

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À propos de l'auteur

Rupert Matthews is a long-established historical writer with numerous books to his name, including Hitler: Military Commander, The Age of the Gladiators, Usurpers and Kingmakers, a biography of the American artist Frederic Remington, and The 20th Century in Pictures, a photographic review of the century. Rupert is married to Joanna and lives in Surrey.

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Éditeur
Sirius Entertainment
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1398808717
ISBN 13 
9781398808713
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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9781782122128: Jack the Ripper's Streets of Terror: Life During the Reign of Victorian London's Most Brutal Killer

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1782122125 ISBN 13 :  9781782122128
Editeur : Arcturus, 2013
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