Since the autumn of 1888, when he terrorised London, Jack the Ripper has become famous all over the world. How did he escape justice? And who was he? There have been hundreds of suspects and theories but nobody has yet discovered his identity. Jack the Ripper takes you back to the dark streets of Victorian London, to investigate the crimes, examine the theories, and meet the people who played their part in the drama. Here is the full story of the most mysterious killer in the history of crime.
Dossiers: Life in the East End Immigrants in the East End
Born and educated in London, I attended a College of Education for teachers and obtained a teaching diploma, but decided to travel. I liked teaching English to foreign students, so I took a year's course in Christchurch College, Canterbury. Then I went abroad again to teach EFL. In Rapallo a scholastic publisher published several books of short fiction for students and activity books, which sold well. De Agostini took over the publisher. I also had a story in book form published by OUP - "The Mystery of Allegra". I married an Italian and we have a daughter. I started to write novels and found agents, but had no luck, so decided to self-publish on Amazon Kindle. I am semi-retired and continuing to write and publish short stories, essays and poems.
Estas historias informativas, del tipo de aquellos programas de televisión sobre misterios, me gustan menos para entrenar el inglés. Una obra literaria adaptada me interesa mucho más, aunque es un gusto personal, claro. En cuanto al formato, el audio es claro, con una sola voz, en inglés británico y sin efectos sonoros. En su nivel, creo que es buena elección para practicar el listening, sin leer texto, pues se entiende sin dificultad.
Obviamente, no voy a hacer una reseña de este libro. Es uno cortito que me han mandado para Inglés. Tan sólo diré que aparecen tantos nombres en tan pocas líneas que no me he enterado ni de la mitad, y cuando iba por la página 70 ya había olvidado el nombre y demás datos de a quién mató en la 60. Sólo por eso espero que formulen cuestiones muy generales. Pero, en sí, creo que está bien conseguido. Es interesante, para echar un ratito.