The five : the untold lives of the women killed by Jack the Ripper

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"The untold story of the women killed by Jack the Ripper--and a gripping portrait of Victorian London--[this book] changes the narrative of these murders forever. Polly, Annie, Elisabeth, Catherine, and Mary Jane are famous for the same thing, though they never met. They came from some of London's wealthiest and poorest neighborhoods, from the factory towns of middle England, and from Wales and Sweden. They wrote ballads, ran coffeehouses, lived...

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Jack, the Ripper

Murder victims England London Biography

Whitechapel (London, England) History 19th century

Working class women England London Social conditions 19th century

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ISBN:

9781328663818
9780358299615
0358299616

Edition:

First Mariner books edition

Description:

viii, 333 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm

Notes:

Publisher, pagination and printing dates may vary
Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Map: The Five's London
Introduction: A tale of two cities
Part I: Polly. The blacksmith's daughter ; The Peabody worthies ; An irregular life ; "Houseless creature"
Part II: Annie. Soldiers and servants ; Mrs. Chapman ; Demon drink ; Dark Annie
Part III: Elisabeth. The Girl from Torslanda ; Allmän kvinna 97 ; The immigrant ; Long Liz
Part IV: Kate. Seven sisters ; The ballad of Kate and Tom ; Her sister's keeper ; "Nothing"
Part V: Mary Jane. Marie Jeanette ; The gay life
Conclusion: "Just prostitutes"
A life in objects

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2906199

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