Jack the Ripper A-Z

[Chris]

LAWENDE, JOSEPH (1847-1925) [pp. 285, 286]

He and his wife had 12 children, not 9.

The address 79 Fenchurch Street appears to be an error for 99 Fenchurch Street, the address of his employers, Messrs Gustav Kuschke & Co.

He was not at Tenter Street South in 1891, having left there around 1885. He was at 23 Upper Street, Islington.

[Chris]

PIZER, JOHN [pp. 414-417]

His stepmother Augusta's surname is given as Chlebonski in the index of marriages, though apparently her mother's name was given as Leah Cohn in the 1861 census.

Augusta was born c. 1821, not c. 1851.

[Chris]

COHEN, JACOB [p. 99]

Unfortunately 51 Carter Lane was not his residence; a small part of that address was used by him and his partners for business purposes.

[Chris]

SWANSON, CHIEF INSPECTOR DONALD SUTHERLAND [p. 498, 499]

His wife was named Julia, not Julie.

The secondary cause of death was Heart Failure Asthenia.

[The Grave Maurice]

Uh-oh. Sounds like it's already time for a revised and corrected edition of the new edition.

[mariab]

The Great Maurice wrote:
Sounds like it's already time for a revised and corrected edition of the new edition.

[bolo]

Hello all,

received my copy today. Impressive tome I must say!

About the errors found by Chris and others, I'm not an author or true researcher so I don't dare to comment on that. However, if the corrections have been verified, I'll probably print out the corresponding posts of this thread and create a custom errata section.

Looking forward to immersing myself in the new edition with a glass of brandy and a pipe tonight... aah, I really love getting new books!

Regards,

Boris

[mariab]

Bolo wrote:
However, if the corrections have been verified, I'll probably print out the corresponding posts of this thread and create a custom errata section.
Very wise decision. I'll definitely do this too, if I decide to order the new A-Z. Plus, there are even more corrections on this new edition (by Stewart Evans, among others) on the JTR Forums.

[corey123]

Hello All,

I have pre-ordered the Novemeber edition of the A-Z but I am still reluctant to do away with my old edition.

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Corey,

By all means, keep your old edition for sentiments sake, but I'm doing the authors no injustice in pointing out that much new material has come along in the last 14 years, and quite a bit of information in the 1996 edition has since shown to be inaccurate or lacking through further research. If Begg/Fido/Skinner feel it's time for a new edition, then that's good enough for me.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[The Grave Maurice]

Tom is absolutely correct, Corey. Keep all the old editions. I've got a hardcover of the first edition signed by the three boys and Rumbelow (who wrote the introduction). I'm hanging on to that no matter how many new editions may appear. And I imagine that a decent copy of the 1996 paperback revision will ultimately be worth a bob or two. There can't be that many of them about, since we've all read them to death.

[Phil Carter]

Hello GM,

Hear hear! I have all three paperback versions, each in one or another state of being "read"..and two versions of the "complete" two versions of "sourcebook", two versions of the "mammoth" and even two versions of Cornwell's offering. This A-Z version is probably soon to be superceded by a revised paperback, though it will be treasured and read just as much as any upcoming edition.

best wishes

Phil

[bolo]

Hi all,

guess releasing a revised paperback can't hurt... during my four-hour reading session last night, I came across lots of typos and other errors, some of them are really hilarious (see the MJK entry). I don't want to sound pedantic or anything but I think a book of that caliber deserves better editing.

Regards,

Boris

[bolo]

Found another small error (probably a typo) in entry "Warren, Sir Charles (1840 - 1927)" pg. 540. The Trafalgar Square riot also known as Bloody Sunday was on 13 November 1887, not 1888.

[Chris]

Just to note this one in the right place:

PIZER, JOHN [p. 416]

His appearance at Chapman's inquest was on 12 September, not 11 October.