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    Hi, I can only remember reading the Stephen Kinight book a long time ago. Would somebody be good enough to recomend a reading list of say 10 books which would give me the best ripperologist grounding.

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    Hiya,

    1) good general and up to date overview of the case
    Jack the Ripper - Scotland Yard Investigates Evans/Rumbelow
    2) classic book on the case - still widely loved by Ripperologists - the Complete History of Jack the Ripper Philip Sugden
    3) good pictorial history plus up to date overview of case - The london of Jack the Ripper Then and Now by Hutchinson and Clack
    4) case facts - The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook - Evans/Skinner
    and 5) good book about ripper letters JtR Letters From Hell Evans/Skinner
    6) -even if I do say so - overview of lives of victims -The Victims of JtR by Neal Shelden
    7) newspaper coverage - there are several good ones - but try The News from Whitechapel Digrazia/Chisholm/Youst
    8) for a more social history overview try Paul Begg's Definitive History
    9) for a book about the case from a police pov try the man who hunted JtR by Connell/Evans
    10) about ripperology - Ripperology by Robin Odell

    rare but good so not in the ten - John malcom's the whitechapel murders of 1888 - this is one of my favourite jtr books - although it is more about jtr through the authors eyes.
    and Robert Mclaughlins - the first jack the ripper victims photgraphs - which is rare now but both brilliant and fasinating

    hope this helps
    Happy reading

    Jenni
    “be just and fear not”

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    • #3
      Great list Jenni, I would add three titles to that,

      The JTR A-Z by Begg, Fido and Skinner
      The JTR Encyclopedia by Eddleston
      The JTR Casebook by Jones

      Regards Mike

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      • #4
        The Complete Jack the Ripper- Rumbelow

        Autumn of Terror- Cullen (a personal favourite read- not necessarily for facts as such but beautifully written!)

        Suz x
        'Would you like to see my African curiosities?'

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        • #5
          thanks for the great suggestion, matt

          and thanks to all who responded, really useful for a newbie to see them all in one place

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          • #6
            Reading Paul Begg's Definitive History

            Whoa man, I am getting bogged down in the first few pages--really boring history of London going back to Roman times. Is it all like this?

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Iago Galdston View Post
              Whoa man, I am getting bogged down in the first few pages--really boring history of London going back to Roman times. Is it all like this?
              No - and it's not "really boring" either. As to the history of London going back to Roman times - is that not interesting in itself? If not, then perhaps you should look elsewhere... but please don't expect to make much sense of the case until you've gained a significant grasp of the historical context. And I don't just mean the historical context of late 19th Century London either.
              Kind regards, Sam Flynn

              "Suche Nullen" (Nietzsche, Götzendämmerung, 1888)

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              • #8
                You are right, sorry...

                It's extremely well written and informative, just need to follow the "fifty page rule" (i.e. give it time!)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Iago Galdston View Post
                  just need to follow the "fifty page rule" (i.e. give it time!)
                  I'll have to remember that, Iago - the 50 Page Rule, eh... sounds like a Rule for Life Thanks.
                  Kind regards, Sam Flynn

                  "Suche Nullen" (Nietzsche, Götzendämmerung, 1888)

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                  • #10
                    it's a good rule with books and life

                    you never how things are going to develop

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                    • #11
                      ordered (1) and (3) yesterday from WH Smiths online(to add to collection) just had email that the are not available at present due to re-printing,hope it is not to long. sigh


                      Dixon9
                      still learning

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                      • #12
                        ^ Rob's and mine's book has been back on the shelves for a couple of months now. It's nonsense from Smiths that it's being reprinted. I suggest you get it from Amazon, who definitely stock it, and who sell it for less!

                        PHILIP
                        Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd.

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                        • #13
                          Thank you very much for your help Mr Huthchinson.


                          Dixon9
                          still learning

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                          • #14
                            all done got it from amazon,thanks again


                            Dixon9
                            still learning

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by dixon9 View Post
                              Thank you very much for your help Mr Huthchinson.


                              Dixon9
                              still learning
                              Thank you very much for your purchase, Mr Dixon!

                              PHILIP
                              still writing
                              Tour guides do it loudly in front of a crowd.

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