Customer Reviews

JACK THE RIPPER : and the Whitechapel Murders [BOX SET] (Document Pack)

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This is not a book, but a reproduction of documents from the public Records office in London. For those that are serious about Ripper research, you need to have this. Since many of us will never get the chance to go to London, this will be as close as we get to what is left of Ripper Documents. Evans and Skinner are some of the best Ripper Researchers their are!

As a big Jack the Ripper-ologist, I was really excited about getting this but when I opened the box, I'm must admit I was a wee bit disappointed.

I got the impression from the item description that these would be "aged" like the declaration of independence and constitution replicas you get in the Washington DC souvenier shops. They are not, and rather on fancy photo type paper instead. Out of the 16 document reproductions, some of the police reports are on a high quality copy paper. Also there are little black circles the size of a hole punch with page numbers in the corners of each document (drat!). These are not display pieces. I feel this was a result of my own false hopes and mis-interpretation of the description... so I won't dock any stars for this.

My only legitimate complaint is that I wish there were more documents in it! Otherwise, this set is really nice for studying handwriting and gathering facts. I'm giving this 4 stars as the collection is an excellent "Saucy Jacky" study piece.

A "must have" for any Ripperologist, this packet of documents takes you back to 1888. From newspaper articles to the alleged letters from the Ripper himself, these documents are fascinating to read and well worth the money. Enjoy.

This is the only reliable source, tv depictions are inaccurate a long with many other books that embellish or fabricate the story. Worth reading if your a ripper enthusiast!

Very informative and nice for a collector, but extremely hard to read.Copies of the reports and newspapers, and letters from ripper in original style and prose.