The Ripper's Victims in Print: The Rhetoric of Portrayals Since 1929

by Rebecca Frost

 Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Katherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly--the five known victims of Jack the Ripper--are among the most written-about women in history. Hundreds of books on the Ripper murders describe their deaths in detail. Yet they themselves remain as mysterious as their murderer. This first ever study of the victims surveys the Ripper literature to reveal what is known about their lives, how society viewed them at the time of their deaths, and how attitudes and perceptions of them have (or have not) changed since the Victorian era.

247 pages, Paperback

Published January 19, 2018

Reviews

[Vik · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish I'd found this book earlier in my thesis research. It's a very interesting read, especially if you want to know how the victims have been portrayed by the media.