New Book

[Jonathan H]

Thanks David.

I thoroughly enjoyed your book, even though it interpreted many of the sources differently from myself--but so what? That's part of the fun of trying to untangle an historical knot, albeit with several of the threads missing.

A critical one has now been rescued from the shadows and I predict it will put Druitt, as a Ripper suspect, in a completely new light.

[Lechmere]

Your languid is my effete

[Robert]

Ed, he doesn't look effete. He looks languid.

[David Andersen]

Well done John. Personally I cant wait for it any any price.

[Monty]

At least you're hip to the rules, unlike that Bell chap.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

Mine are earnt Tom.

Monty

[Monty]

It works out to about £24.50 here in the UK.
Jack the Ripper Black Magic Ritual set me back £29
The Elizabeth Stride book is about £30 and R Michael Gordons books are typically around the £25 mark. So about normal.

Rob

Mines a bargin then.

Monty

[Lechmere]

Jonathan - I trust I get a credit?

[Lechmere]

Don't joke on here ever again.

[Scott Nelson]

To Scott Nelson

Your complementary copy is on the way. You're still at the old address, right?

It was a joke, Jonathan. I'll gladly buy a copy.

[drstrange169]

Hello Jonathan,

Will it be available in Aussie bookshops?

[Tom_Wescott]

Nelson NEVER pays...

To Scott Nelson

Your complementary copy is on the way. You're still at the old address, right?

At least you're hip to the rules, unlike that Bell chap.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Jonathan H]

To Tom W

I just hope the book is a great read at any [reasonable] price.

By 'great' I mean an entertaining read that proves that, rightly or wrongly, Sir Melville believed he had solved the case in 1891--and then began bobbing and weaving his way through the Late Victorian and Edwardian eras--with sidekick George Sims--to both reveal and conceal said solution.

Newly discovered primary sources will show why.

To Lechmere

There are three new pictures of Druitt, of which the cover shows one.

Have you ever heard of Rock Hudson? Can you really 'judge' a book by its 'cover'--in either direction?

But seriously, I think that if you get a chance to read it you will be impressed. I don't mean in the persuaded, let alone the 'gotcha' sense.

I mean that you will see I have taken on board your criticism of my 'case disguised' theory and done something about it. That the lazy, Australian hillbilly has actually done some work for once and not just shared his icky, man-crush on Super-Mac for 300, or so pages.

To Scott Nelson

Your complementary copy is on the way. You're still at the old address, right?

[Tom_Wescott]

It works out to about £24.50 here in the UK.
Jack the Ripper Black Magic Ritual set me back £29
The Elizabeth Stride book is about £30 and R Michael Gordons books are typically around the £25 mark. So about normal.

Rob

Yikes, I guess you're right. I just looked and Spiro's is $36.10 for paperback. I didn't remember paying that much, but I guess I did.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Rob Clack]

Hi Rob

But aren't you disregarding the difference between hardback and paperback? RMGs was a substantial hardback for example...

All the best

Dave

Not as far as I am aware. Nearly every McFarland book is paperback. The only Hardback book I can think of is Stan Russo's book.

Rob

[Cogidubnus]

Hi Rob

But aren't you disregarding the difference between hardback and paperback? RMGs was a substantial hardback for example...

All the best

Dave