1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper Contributor(s): Stubley, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0752465430 ISBN-13: 9780752465432 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - True Crime | Murder - Serial Killers - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Social Science | Violence In Society |
Dewey: 364.152 |
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 4.9" W x 7.6" (0.65 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The other, forgotten, murders of that infamous year, including a mutilated corpse at Scotland Yard, deadly assault, and infanticides In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to this day. But most killers are not shadowy figures stalking the streets with a lust for blood. Many are ordinary citizens driven to the ultimate crime by circumstance, a fit of anger or a desire for revenge. Their crimes, overshadowed by the few, sensational cases, are ignored, forgotten, or written off. This book examines all the known murders in London in 1888 to build a picture of society. Who were the victims? How did they live, and how did they die? Why did a husband batter his wife to death after she failed to get him a cup of tea? How many died under the wheels of a horse-driven cab? Just how dangerous was London in 1888? |