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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Robinson, Bruce, 1946-     Subjects     Jack, the Ripper.     Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century     Serial murder investigation -- England -- London -- History.     Victims of crimes -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.     London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century     Whitechapel (London, England) -- History -- 19th century.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Robinson, Bruce, 1946-       by title:      They all love Jack :...       by call number:      364.1523 J12ro     Search the Web     Robinson, Bruce, 1946-     Jack, the Ripper.     Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century     Serial murder investigation -- England -- London -- History.     Victims of crimes -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.     London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century     Whitechapel (London, England) -- History -- 19th century.       MARC Display

They all love Jack : busting the Ripper / Bruce Robinson. by Robinson, Bruce, 1946- Call #: 364.1523 J12ro Subjects Jack, the Ripper.   Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century   Serial murder investigation -- England -- London -- History.   Victims of crimes -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century.   London (England) -- Social conditions -- 19th century   Whitechapel (London, England) -- History -- 19th century. ISBN:  9780062296375 (hc.) 006229637X (hc.) Alternate title:  Jack : busting the Ripper Edition:  First U.S. edition. Description:  xiii, 850 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 805-831) and index. Summary:  "A decade-long examination of the most provocative murder investigation in British history, revealing the identity of Jack the Ripper. Bruce Robinson offers a radical reinterpretation of Jack the Ripper, contending that he was not the madman of common legend, but the vile manifestation of the Victorian Age's moral bankruptcy. Robison goes beyond the who that has obsessed countless others and focuses on the why. He asserts that any gentlemen that walked above the fetid gutters of London, the nineteenth century's most depraved city, often harbored proclivities both violent and taboo -- yearnings that went entirely unpunished, especially if he also bore royal connections. The story of Jack the Ripper hinges on accounts that were printed and distributed throughout history by the same murderous miscreants who frequented the East End of her Majesty's London, wiping the fetid muck from their boots when they once again reached the marble floors of society's finest homes. Supported by primary sources and illustrated with black and white photographs, this is a breathtaking work of cultural history. Bruce Robinson is an English director, screenwriter, novelist and actor. He wrote and directed the cult classic Withnail and I"--Provided by publisher. Genre:  True crime. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.1523 J12ro Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Cole Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 364.1523 J12ro Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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