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Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London
Neil R. A. Bell
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Description for Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London
Paperback. Explores life in the Victorian police force from the time of Jack the Ripper, from training to discovering a murder. Num Pages: 288 pages, 72. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 125 x 34. Weight in Grams: 286.
During the autumn of 1888 a serial killer stalked, brutally murdering his way through the East End of London. Some called him the `Whitechapel Monster', while locals referred to him as `Leather Apron', but to the world he was known as Jack the Ripper. The responsibility to capture this `murderous fiend' fell upon the men of London's Metropolitan and City police forces. Capturing Jack the Ripper investigates the working lives of these men, and what it took to become one of Queen Victoria's police constables, from recruitment to training to life as a bobby. ... Read more
During the autumn of 1888 a serial killer stalked, brutally murdering his way through the East End of London. Some called him the `Whitechapel Monster', while locals referred to him as `Leather Apron', but to the world he was known as Jack the Ripper. The responsibility to capture this `murderous fiend' fell upon the men of London's Metropolitan and City police forces. Capturing Jack the Ripper investigates the working lives of these men, and what it took to become one of Queen Victoria's police constables, from recruitment to training to life as a bobby. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445655208
SKU
V9781445655208
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About Neil R. A. Bell
Neil R. A. Bell is one of the most respected students of the Ripper case. He has been published extensively in specialist journals such as Ripperologist and Casebook Examiner, as well as for the BBC. Neil has written numerous articles upon the case and was the runner-up for the Jeremy Beadle Prize for the year's best articles featured in Ripperologist ... Read more
Reviews for Capturing Jack the Ripper: In the Boots of a Bobby in Victorian London
`A must-have... The only thing wrong with this book is that you come to the end of it.'
PAUL BEGG, Ripperologist
`An in-depth overview of the Ripper murders investigation... This is a must-have book for all Ripperologists, as well as the interested reader of the genre.'
STEWART P. EVANS, author of The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook ... Read more
PAUL BEGG, Ripperologist
`An in-depth overview of the Ripper murders investigation... This is a must-have book for all Ripperologists, as well as the interested reader of the genre.'
STEWART P. EVANS, author of The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook ... Read more