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Title page of The Curse Upon Mitre Square, 1888. Works of fiction inspired by the Whitechapel murders arose immediately after the atrocities were committed. The short Gothic novel The Curse Upon Mitre Square by John Francis Brewer, which features the murder of Catherine Eddowes in Mitre Square as a key plot element, was published in October 1888.
The Ripper murders mark an important watershed in the treatment of crime by journalists. [24] [203] Jack the Ripper was not the first serial killer, but his case was the first to create a worldwide media frenzy. [24] [203] The Elementary Education Act 1880 (which had extended upon a previous Act) made school attendance compulsory regardless of ...
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern (paperback edition: The Swerve: How the Renaissance Began [1]) is a 2011 book by Stephen Greenblatt and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction and 2011 National Book Award for Nonfiction.
Rudolph Charles von Ripper (January 29, 1905 – July 9, 1960) (born Rudolph Carl von Ripper, sometimes Rudolf, or Rudolph Ripper [note 1]), known as Rip or Jack the Ripper, was an Austrian-born American surrealist painter and illustrator, soldier and Office of Strategic Services agent.
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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 March 2025. Polish barber and Jack the Ripper suspect Aaron Kosminski Born Aron Mordke Kozmiński (1865-09-11) 11 September 1865 Kłodawa, Congress Poland, Russian Empire Died 24 March 1919 (1919-03-24) (aged 53) Leavesden Hospital, Hertfordshire, England Nationality Polish Occupation Hairdresser Known ...
James Thomas Sadler (c. 1837 – 1906 or 1910), also named Saddler in some sources, [1] was an English merchant sailor who worked as both a machinist and stoker.In 1891, the then-53-year-old was accused of killing prostitute Frances Coles.
Darkside is a 2007 children's novel by Tom Becker, about a boy called Jonathan Starling who discovers a world hidden in London; a world run by Jack the Ripper's family.. Only the worst of the worst live here, and all too quickly Jonathan gets mixed up in a world full of murders, thieves, a werewolf and a vam