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Rivals of the Ripper: Unsolved Murders of Women in Late Victorian London
Jan Bondeson
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Hardback. Num Pages: 352 pages, 171 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
When discussing unsolved murders of women in late Victorian London, most people think of the depredations of Jack the Ripper, the Whitechapel Murderer, whose sanguineous exploits have spawned the creation of a small library of books. But Jack the Ripper was just one of a string of phantom murderers whose unsolved slayings outraged late Victorian Britain. The mysterious Great Coram Street, Burton Crescent and Euston Square murders were talked about with bated breath, and the northern part of Bloomsbury got the unflattering nickname of the `murder neighbourhood' for its profusion of unsolved mysteries. Marvel at the convoluted Kingswood Mystery, littered ... Read more
When discussing unsolved murders of women in late Victorian London, most people think of the depredations of Jack the Ripper, the Whitechapel Murderer, whose sanguineous exploits have spawned the creation of a small library of books. But Jack the Ripper was just one of a string of phantom murderers whose unsolved slayings outraged late Victorian Britain. The mysterious Great Coram Street, Burton Crescent and Euston Square murders were talked about with bated breath, and the northern part of Bloomsbury got the unflattering nickname of the `murder neighbourhood' for its profusion of unsolved mysteries. Marvel at the convoluted Kingswood Mystery, littered ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750964258
SKU
V9780750964258
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About Jan Bondeson
Jan Bondesonis the author of Buried Alive and The Great Pretenders.
Reviews for Rivals of the Ripper: Unsolved Murders of Women in Late Victorian London
[Bondeson] has again done true crime devotees a service by providing a look at cases that were local sensations at the time but have largely faded from memory. Publishers Weekly Online, 4/29/2016