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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 1
This collection examines the Whitechapel murders through coverage preserved in Hull’s newspapers. Contemporary reporting offers a view of how the case was communicated beyond London and how a regional readership encountered the unfolding events. Covell…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – Newspapers from Hull Volume 2
The second volume follows reports about Jack the Ripper in Hull’s newspapers from 1889 to 1988. Local, national and international scares show how the name continued to circulate long after the Whitechapel murders. Historical press…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Black Magic Myth
Robert D’Onston Stephenson’s life, travels and association with the Jack the Ripper case are the subjects of this detailed historical investigation. Covell examines stories and claims attached to Stephenson using a broad collection of primary…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper – The Hull Connection
This study examines links between Hull and the Whitechapel murders, bringing a regional perspective to the extensive literature on Jack the Ripper. Covell explores connections involving people associated with the case and the city’s history.…
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Cover unavailableJack the Ripper and the Maybrick Family
Covell examines the Maybrick family, the death of James Maybrick and the controversy surrounding a purported Jack the Ripper diary and watch. Contemporary press accounts and primary material inform an investigation into the family’s connections…
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