1888: London Murders in the Year of the Ripper
- Authors
- Peter Stubley
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Tags
- crime , true crime , history , nonfiction , Victorian history , London history , Jack the Ripper , British history , mystery , historical , European literature , British literature , historical , Victorian , 19th Century
- ISBN
- 9780752489742
- Date
- 2012-08-14
- Size
- 3.35 MB
- Lang
- en
The other, forgotten, murders of that infamous year, including a mutilated corpse at Scotland Yard, deadly assault, and infanticides.
In 1888 Jack the Ripper made the headlines with a series of horrific murders that remain unsolved to this day. But most killers are not shadowy figures stalking the streets with a lust for blood. Many are ordinary citizens driven to the ultimate crime by circumstance, a fit of anger or a desire for revenge. Their crimes, overshadowed by the few, sensational cases, are ignored, forgotten, or written off. This book examines all the known murders in London in 1888 to build a picture of society. Who were the victims? How did they live, and how did they die? Why did a husband batter his wife to death after she failed to get him a cup of tea? How many died under the wheels of a horse-driven cab? Just how dangerous was London in 1888?