JACK THE RIPPER The Final Chapter

Feldman (Paul H.)

ISBN 10: 1852276770 / ISBN 13: 9781852276775

Published by Virgin., 1997

About this Item

Hardback, 1st edn. Foreword by Paul Begg AND SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG. When the Diary of Jack the Ripper was uncovered in 1992, it caused an uproar amongst Ripper historians. Here was a document purporting to have been written by the Whitechapel Murderer, a document which could be traced back to Liverpool cotton merchant James Maybrick. Paul Feldman set out to prove it was a fake. Having spent 5yrs. and funded a massive research programme costing over £150,000, he felt he had proved that the diary is genuine. Illus., Appendices, Bibliog. and Index. 385pp. lge 8vo. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY PAUL BEGG. Nr. F. in Vg+ pcdw. A fairly heavy book which will require additional postage if shipped overseas.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: JACK THE RIPPER The Final Chapter
• Publisher: Virgin.
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1852276770
• ISBN 13: 9781852276775
• Binding: Hardcover / Hardback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Jack the Ripper and Assoc.

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Synopsis

Since October 1992 the "Diary of Jack the Ripper", which purported to be written by James Maybrick, was believed to have been a hoax. However, not one person has attempted to explain how it was forged or by whom. This book claims that this is because the diary is genuine. Feldman suggests that James Maybrick was the notorious Whitechapel Murderer, and that the largest and most detailed investigation on the subject ever to be undertaken led the author through the smokescreen of an official cover-up, via the royals and the masons, to the true provenance of the diary, Jack the Ripper's watch, and, ultimately, his identity. As well as suggesting a solution to one of the most enduring mysteries in the history of crime, this is also the story of the man possibly at its centre, James Maybrick: how he died, how his wife was falsely imprisoned for his murder, and who the real murderer of Jack the Ripper was. This story also draws in two people who are still alive today - one illegitimately descended from James Maybrick, the other from his wife, Florence.

About the Author

Paul H Feldman became aware of the purported Diary of Jack the Ripper while researching for a video production in 1992. Although he initially viewed the diary with a great deal of scepticism his early research surprised him enough to inspire the most detailed and expensive investigation into the Whitechapel murderer.