The Diary — Old Hoax or New or Not a Hoax at All?​

[Yabs]

Given that this was their business, Yabs, how accurate do you imagine they would be? Would the supplier mention at any point that it was for 1891? And would they mention that it was very small?

I guess it depends how the diary’s description was passed along from third party to Earl and from Earl to Barrett.
It certainly wasn’t by forwarding emails and screenshots so was Earl just passing on a description given by phonecall via another phonecall to Barrett?
What we do know is that the red diary fitted Barrett’s request in every way except it was dated slightly later than the requested time bracket.
Before making his request Barrett no doubt thought that “blank pages” meant exactly that, wasn’t expecting dated blank pages, and if he was told it was from 1891 perhaps he thought all he had to do is remove a date from the front cover.
Without knowing exactly how it was described to the budding writer, who presented to the world the ripper diary we’ll never know.

[Iconoclast]

Please. Make. It. Make. Sense. Man!

[Iconoclast]

It totally buggers up any argument that Mike Barrett was planning a hoaxed diary of Jack the Ripper and - deep down in places you don't talk about at parties - you know it.

[Iconoclast]

1891, man!!!!!!!!!!

[Iconoclast]

Where, when, and why did you come up with this brainstorm, Ike?

I was referring to the modern-day armchair warriors, RJ, though I accept I didn't make that clear.