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The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper

3.2/5 ( ratings)

The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper, West brilliantly recasts the Jack the Ripper story, drawing on up-to-date research and his own dazzling imagination to plumb the lower depths of Victorian England. Paul West has made a reputation for himself by attempting to penetrate the darker sides of humanity. In THE WOMEN OF WHITECHAPEL AND JACK THE RIPPER, West ventures into Victorian England and presents a society that is in decay. In his preface, he acknowledges the various sources that have given rise this novel. West’s premise is that Jack the Ripper was not a lone madman bent on random mass murder, but that the murders were carried out by a trio of individuals who were silencing specific victims in order to cover up a royal scandal.

Language: English

Pages: 428

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The Overlook Press

Release: July 01, 1992

ISBN: 0879514787

ISBN 13: 9780879514785

The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper

3.2/5 ( ratings)

The Women of Whitechapel and Jack the Ripper, West brilliantly recasts the Jack the Ripper story, drawing on up-to-date research and his own dazzling imagination to plumb the lower depths of Victorian England. Paul West has made a reputation for himself by attempting to penetrate the darker sides of humanity. In THE WOMEN OF WHITECHAPEL AND JACK THE RIPPER, West ventures into Victorian England and presents a society that is in decay. In his preface, he acknowledges the various sources that have given rise this novel. West’s premise is that Jack the Ripper was not a lone madman bent on random mass murder, but that the murders were carried out by a trio of individuals who were silencing specific victims in order to cover up a royal scandal.

Language: English

Pages: 428

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The Overlook Press

Release: July 01, 1992

ISBN: 0879514787

ISBN 13: 9780879514785

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