Jack the Ripper and the London press / L. Perry Curtis, Jr.

Jack the Ripper and the London press /

This book tells the story of Fleet Street's construction of the Ripper murders, in the process revealing much about the social political and sexual anxieties of late Victorian Britain and the role of journalists in reinforcing social standards.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Curtis, L. Perry, Jr., 1932-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
Jack, > the Ripper.
Serial murders > Press coverage > England > London.
Serial murderers > Press coverage > England > London.
Serial murders > England > London > History > 19th century.
Online Access: Full text (Wentworth users only)
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • The Whitechapel murders: a chronicle
  • Images and realities of the East End
  • The theory and practice of Victorian journalism
  • Sensation news
  • Victorian murder news
  • The first two murders
  • The double event
  • The pursuit of angles
  • The Kelly reportage
  • The inquests: reporting the female body
  • Responses to Ripper news: letters to the editor
  • The cultural politics of Ripper news.

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