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published
January 9th 2002
by Carroll & Graf
binding
Paperback, 544 pages
isbn
0786709324
(isbn13: 9780786709328)
description
Adding more new material for his Complete History of Jack the Ripper, crime writer and historian Philip Sugden already has painstakingly uncovered muc...more
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Read in October, 2007
This book nearly exhausts everything history can give about Jack the Ripper and it pays off. There aren't any strange, over the top theories about who Ripper was, instead he presents historic archives as evidence, gives you a possible suspect list and lets you decide which to believe. There are no straight answers, but he does debate on some of the popular theories. It gets rather confusing though when you read other Ripper books or watch Ripper movies or documentaries because they all start con...more
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Read in December, 2003
recommends it for:
Ripperologists and history buffs
If you are interested in Jack the Ripper but don't have the time to wade through all the material on him, just read this book. It's a comprehensive study of the Ripper murders and the best book written on the subject, in my opinion. Sugden is one of the few Ripperologists who is also a trained historian, and he puts his skills to good work here, dissecting the available evidence. Also, unlike many other Ripper writers, he's not trying to propogate one "solution" theory or another -- he...more
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Read in September, 2004
recommends it for:
Those interested in crime.
I had always been interested in Jack the Ripper, but never quite knew everything (or almost everything) there was to know about the cases. Such a gruesome true-story in which the killer was never identified. It's creepy to think that this man roamed the streets as a "free being," then passed, never receiving his punishment.
I believe that Jack the Ripper is one of the top most infamous and well-known murderers ever known. The book is an excellent read, and had me a little scared at...more
I believe that Jack the Ripper is one of the top most infamous and well-known murderers ever known. The book is an excellent read, and had me a little scared at...more
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Read in October, 2007
recommends it for:
aspiring Ripperologists
Although I liked this book, I couldn't finish it. Just like the title says, it is COMPLETE (boy is it ever!) So complete, in fact, that I got rather bogged down in all the facts, dates, statements, addresses, times, names, on and on. Although this is unflaggingly thorough, the author does do a pretty good job of keeping it readable and engaging, to a point. After a while, it just felt like I was plodding along, waiting for the end. For serious students of Jack the Ripper, I'm sure it's grea...more
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This is a good overview of the case, but I must weigh in and note I find it absolutely charming that ANYONE claims to publish the "Complete History of Jack the Ripper," since we still don't technically know who, in fact, s/he was.
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Read in January, 2002
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Sheri Z.recommends it for: Die-Hard Jack the Ripper Fans
What's frustrating? Reading this exhaustive book (500+ pages) after watching From Hell and immediately afterwards there was new evidence that Jack the Ripper was someone completely different than either the film or book pointed to.
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Read in August, 2008
A great book, can get a little heavy at points, but it is an essential for those who want a look at the cold hard facts. No bizarre theories or souped up fiction! Pretty much the be all and end all of Ripper books.
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Read in January, 1998
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Those interested in true crime
This book was awesome. You get to learn all about the world's first serial killer and get a History lesson of how life was like in London's East End during the late 1800's.
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Read in January, 2003
recommends it for:
Anyone who is interested in Jack the Ripper
This book was great! It is a very detailed book about anything and everything you would need to know. It is just the facts of the case, nothing more.
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Read in January, 1995
The definitive book on the most famous true-crime case of them all. Nearly perfect.
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Read in January, 2006
This is a well compled encyclopedia of the Jack the Ripper case.
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Read in November, 2001
There is no better historically accurate book on JTR.
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