The Cleveland Street Affair

by Colin Simpson, Lewis Chester, David Leitch

Simpson, Colin, Et Al., Cleveland Street Affair, The

Genres: History

236 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1976

About the author

Colin Simpson was a special correspondent and member of the Insight Team at the London Sunday Times during the 1960’s and 1970’s. He was a war correspondent for them in the Six Day War in Israel in 1967, won awards for the Horse Meat scandal, and also specialised in antique and art forgery. He broke the Tate Bricks controversy which was recently made into documentary for the BBC and shortlisted for a Greirson Award. He was born 1931 and died on 31 October, 2017

Reviews

[Jonnie Enloe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Cleveland Street Affair is a little know factual story in late 19th century Britain. It revolves around tales about Jack the Ripper and men of prominence, not wanting to be seen with female prostitutes we driven underground to homosexual encounters at a local mens club.

It is sort of a dry read, until the courts come into session and the boys start telling their tales in their best 19th century cockney and I could not stop laughing until the end of the book. The story is true and people are factual, it is not a comedy.

I laughed anyway

[Keith Bowden · Rating 3 out of 5]

This ties in to various Ripper conspiracy theories.

[effie]

I have read some of the testimonies from the court proceedings and they are SOLID GOLD when will i find a copy of this booook