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  • Ive been a lucky boy!

    Today I went into a charity bookshop, after I had spent a few mins looking for histiry and true crime an assistant asked me what I was looking for.

    I said JTR books, the assistant said "golly what a coincidence, someone came in a few days ago and said their father was a , I think he called it ripperologist, the father had just died and would we like the books. We said yes and they are in a box out the back"

    I said how many books are there, she replied about 10 I think.
    So before I had seen them I said will 30 pounds do?
    She said yes and gave me a big box.

    I got home and the box contained -

    Autumn of Terror – Tom Cullen
    JTR, The final Soloution – Knight 1st edition Hard Back
    The complete JTR – Donald Rumbelow 1st ed H.B.
    Complete History of JTR – Philip Sugden
    JTR – Daniel Farson 1st ed HB
    JTR, Anatomy of a myth – William Beadle 1st ed HB
    JTR, the simple truth – Bruce Palley 1st ed
    The identity of JTR- Donald McCormack 1st ED
    The Lodger, the arrest and escape of JTR – Stewart Evans and P. Gaines 1st ED
    The Crimes and times of JTR – T. Cullen
    When London walked in terror – T. Cullen
    Complete JTR – Donald Rumbelow
    JTR A-Z- Begg, Fido, Skinned 1st ED HB
    JTR, the uncensored facts – Begg 1st ED HB
    The secret of prisoner 1167 – James Tulley 1st Ed PB
    The identity of JTR – Donald McCormick PB
    The true face of JTR – Melvin Harris 1st Ed PB
    JTR, summing up and verdict – C. Wilson and R Odell
    JTR, final chapter – Paul Feldman 1st Ed PB
    Prince Jack – Frank Spiering
    The ripper and royals-Melvyn Fairclough
    Mammoth book of JTR – jakubowski and braund 1st ed PB
    JTR, an encyclopedia – John Eddleston 1st ED HB
    The crimes, detection and death of JTR – M fido
    Murder and madness, the secret life of JTR- Dr D. Abrahamsen 1st ED HB
    The many faces of JTR-M.J. Trow 1st ED HB

    Look how many books I got!
    And how many first editions!

    Am I not a lucky chap?

    And gosh aren't Tom Cullens books ful of nonsense?

    doris
    ..."(this is my literary discovery and is copyright protected)"...


  • #2
    Lucky you. Well done! Very jealous.

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    • #3
      Flick through all the pages of all the books and you will no doubt find a hitherto unknown private letter from an LVP police official naming JTR.
      allisvanityandvexationofspirit

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      • #4
        Doris,

        you shouldn't have killed an old man for some books...
        I'm disappointed.

        Amitiιs,
        David

        ps: you paid with his credit card, I'm sure.

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        • #5
          Why do you call yourself Doris, lucky boy?
          allisvanityandvexationofspirit

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          • #6
            Stephen,

            Pay attention. He already told us:
            My middle name is Dorian because my dad loved Oscar's picture of dorian grey. And because of that all my chums call me doris.

            Doris,

            Excellent purchase, my boy.

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            • #7
              Right, Grave Maurice,

              I guess this book is about a painting that becomes more and more grey, thanks to the dust.
              The author must be Oscer Welde.

              Amitiιs,
              David

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              • #8
                'And gosh aren't Tom Cullens books ful of nonsense?

                doris'



                Yes, My first Ripper books were Cullen's. Won't say how long ago that was. LOL.

                His style was more like a novel, which made it, to me, very captivating. I had to learn in time what some of the real truth was.
                Best Wishes,
                Hunter
                ____________________________________________

                When evidence is not to be had, theories abound. Even the most plausible of them do not carry conviction- London Times Nov. 10.1888

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by DVV View Post
                  Right, Grave Maurice,

                  I guess this book is about a painting that becomes more and more grey, thanks to the dust.
                  The author must be Oscer Welde.

                  Amitiιs,
                  David
                  DVV,

                  It is beginning to irritate me that I have to go to google to figure out what you said.

                  Doris, awesome! It must be Doris' day (excuse the joke). May I borrow the lot?

                  Mike
                  The Ripper's Haunts/JtR Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety (Sunbury Press)
                  http://www.michaelLhawley.com

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by mklhawley View Post
                    DVV,

                    It is beginning to irritate me that I have to go to google to figure out what you said.

                    Mike
                    Ditto.

                    Amitiιs,
                    David

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                    • #11
                      Hi Doris

                      A great purchase. Is there any indication of who the orginal owner might have been?

                      It took me a lot more than £30 to acquire that lot.

                      Coral

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                      • #12
                        I think Doris is lying to us. I won't be satisfied that he has what is claimed until he ships them to me for inspection. Photos won't cut it either, I'm afraid.

                        Mike
                        huh?

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                        • #13
                          Yes I think he should ship them to all of us to inspect. I don't think my collection would even be ten

                          Doris,dear, are you sure you want them all

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                          • #14
                            Hullo, what you say?

                            Iam afraid I din't quite hear. I was reading you see!

                            I have ploughed through all the T Cullen books.
                            They are amusing, in their way, but hardly factual.

                            MJK was pregnant apparantly!

                            And as for William Beadles book.
                            I thought it was awful.

                            It seemed to be written by someone who viewed the world through the distorting lens of 60s/70s left wing beliefs.

                            As though wolfie from the tooting popular front wrote it.

                            Everyone who lived in Victorian times and wasnt the lowest of the low stole bread from the mouths of 'the workers' every day, anyone who killed animals for pleasure and food was evil.

                            And to add insult to injury he appears to think that anyone who is interested in JTR (ripperphiles he calles them) is beyond contempt!

                            And his writing style is dreadful.

                            I wouldnt reccomend his book to anyone.

                            Mind you Iam about to read Knight's book, so the worse is probably to come.

                            doris
                            ..."(this is my literary discovery and is copyright protected)"...

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                            • #15
                              Sounds like you're having a very good time, Doris. But, if you read that many books so close together, are you ever going to be confused. You won't remember which theory is whose at the end. You'd better make notes.

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