THE MYSTERY OF JACK THE RIPPER The World's Greatest Crime Problem.

Hardback. 1st Edn. 2nd impression. 'In the autumn of 1888 the whole East End of London was under a Terror: a Master Criminal, "Jack the Ripper," stalked the streets and claimed his victims. One brutal murder succeeded another - from the East End the terror spread all over London. Men, women and children were affected by it. Only those who had to be out at night, or those who had first assured themselves of ample protection, left their homes after nightfall; and the lonely woman wayfarer, abroad when darkness came, hurried through the streets with the spectre of a murderer clutching at her shoulder. Who was this villainous "Jack the Ripper"? Why did he kill only in the East End of London? Why were all his victims women? Why did the murders cease after the death of Marie Kelly, and why did the police never catch him? All these questions are answered in this book dealing with the greatest criminal mystery of the ages, and the author has put forward an original solution which is the most lucid and probable yet advanced.' The first full-length English language study of the murders, praised at the time for its presentation of the facts in the case. In two parts: Part One Fact; Part Two Theory. The author was regarded as the first 'Ripperologist' with his Dr. Stanley theory, ie Stanley was avenging his son's death by murdering the prostitutes of Whitechapel. With 10 illus. and 5 diagrams. 254pp. 8vo. h/back. Red cloth/gilt lettering to sp. With previous owner's neat name/date insc. to ffep, v. lightly browned edges A Vg+ copy of one of the definitive 'Ripper' titles, and very scarce.