The Complete Jack the Ripper, Donald Rumbelow
The Complete Jack the Ripper, Donald Rumbelow
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The Complete Jack the Ripper

Author: Donald Rumbelow

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 14 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/31/2018


Synopsis

Fully updated and revised, Donald Rumbelow's classic work is the ultimate examination of the facts, theories, fictions, and fascinations surrounding the greatest whodunit in history.

Laying out all the evidence in the most comprehensive summary ever written about the Ripper, this book, by a London police officer and crime authority, has subjected every theory—including those that have emerged in recent years—to the same deep scrutiny. The author also examines the mythology surrounding the case and provides some fascinating insights into the portrayal of the Ripper on stage and screen and on the printed page. More seriously, he also examines the horrifying parallel crimes of the Düsseldorf Ripper and the Yorkshire Ripper in an attempt to throw further light on the atrocities of Victorian London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by F.R. on September 11, 2015

The last time I read this unsensational guide to Jack the Ripper I was a, no doubt quite morbid, teenager. Reading it as a more well rounded adult (one hopes anyway), I have to say that it holds up really well. Originally published in 1975, former police officer Rumbelow sifts his way through the ev......more

Goodreads review by Carl on December 29, 2015

This is the definitive work on Jack the Ripper and is an excellent read. Almost every other book on Jack is trying to prove the author's point of view and so they ignore contrary evidence and slant other evidence to support their conclusions (I'm looking at you, Patricia Cornwell). Their primary int......more

Goodreads review by Alisha on August 04, 2023

3.5 ⭐️ A very interesting and unbiased deep dive into Jack the Ripper and the Whitechapel murders. I enjoyed the book as a whole, but felt like the last two chapters could’ve been excluded as they weren’t critical to the case.......more

Goodreads review by Laura on March 08, 2021

Es difícil de conseguir; finalmente pude pedir prestada una copia digital de una biblioteca en archive.org. Había lista de espera. No me parece que lo valga. No tiene mucha información nueva ni está bien escrito. Las últimas 60 páginas donde hace un recuento de obras de ficción inspiradas por el caso......more

Goodreads review by Jim on May 26, 2013

Probably the greatest archivist of Jack the Ripper materials wrote the definitive book on what actually occurred during those horrifying months. He also presents the most harrowing photographs taken by police photographers, especially at the site of the final murder. You won't find identity answers......more