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Jack the Ripper and the London press /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtis, L. Perry, Jr., 1932-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, [2001]
Subjects:
Jack, > the Ripper.
Serial murders > Press coverage > England > London.
Serial murderers > Press coverage > England > London.
Serial murders > England > London > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The Whitechapel murders: a chronicle
  • Images and realities of the East End
  • The theory and practice of Victorian journalism
  • Sensation news
  • Victorian murder news
  • The first two murders
  • The double event
  • The pursuit of angles
  • The Kelly reportage
  • The inquests: reporting the female body
  • Responses to Ripper news: letters to the editor
  • The cultural politics of Ripper news.