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287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 26 cm "In 1888, Whitechapel - at the heart of the inner East End - was the most (in)famous place in the country, widely imagined as a site of the blackest and deepest horror. Its streets and alleys were seen as violent and dangerous, overflowing with poverty and depravity. This book aims to uncover the reality of East End life. Sections look at slum housing, immigration, attitudes to women, poverty, violence and crime. The book examines how the brutal killings were reported and how the police tried to identify the murderer. A final section shows how Jack the Ripper has shaped our vision of London, and influenced our popular culture." "Jack the Ripper and the East End coincides with an exhibition organised by the Museum of London at their Museum in Docklands. Key surviving documents from the National Archives and the London Metropolitan Archives will be on display - in addition to material from the collections of the Museum of London such as photographs of the Whitechapel Mission. The illustrations for the book will include rare and unpublished photographs, sections of the 'master' Booth Map of Poverty, detectives' reports and original lett

Who reads Jack the Ripper and the East End: Introduction by Peter Ackroyd?

Author

Alex Werner; Museum of London; Museum in Docklands

Publisher

Penguin Random House

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780701182472

Category

history

Subjects

Social Science, History, Social_sciences

Rating

4.4 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14