I did find this book to be extremely informative and well written and also very well researched. I think if you have any sort of interest in learning about Jack the Ripper, this is definitely a book you should read. Not only will you be more informed of more of the letters, but also learn more about the media in the Victorian era and just how difficult it was for the police to actually hunt down and catch Jack the Ripper. People would be writing letters saying who they think it is because someone acted slightly suspiciously, or people would be writing fake letters to their neighbours for a laugh but these letters would be handed into the police because of the threats they contain. The whole situation was incredible and the frenzy it caused all over the world to me was shocking as I just wasn’t expecting it to be so well known worldwide before the internet and social media. This book is very interesting and I do recommend it to anyone interested in Jack the Ripper.
Laura Caldwell, Life and Tea, May 2019
I did find this book to be extremely informative and well written and also very well researched. I think if you have any sort of interest in learning about Jack the Ripper, this is definitely a book you should read. Not only will you be more informed of more of the letters, but also learn more about the media in the Victorian era and just how difficult it was for the police to actually hunt down and catch Jack the Ripper. People would be writing letters saying who they think it is because someone acted slightly suspiciously, or people would be writing fake letters to their neighbours for a laugh but these letters would be handed into the police because of the threats they contain. The whole situation was incredible and the frenzy it caused all over the world to me was shocking as I just wasn’t expecting it to be so well known worldwide before the internet and social media. This book is very interesting and I do recommend it to anyone interested in Jack the Ripper.
Laura Caldwell, Life and Tea, May 2019
Dick Kirby has further enhanced his reputation with this book … (he) relies on the court and official records as well as the personal memories from retired police officers that give Dick Kirby’s books such an extra dimension of authenticity.
Alan Moss, author of The Victorian Detective
Dick Kirby has further enhanced his reputation with this book … (he) relies on the court and official records as well as the personal memories from retired police officers that give Dick Kirby’s books such an extra dimension of authenticity.
Alan Moss, author of The Victorian Detective
I found this book to be well presented, and in an easy to read format. Full of really interesting information, with varied photographs depicting the evolution of the city’s military. This is the type of book you would pick up if you went to a museum or if you are a collect of military history books.
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Armorama
I found this book to be well presented, and in an easy to read format. Full of really interesting information, with varied photographs depicting the evolution of the city’s military. This is the type of book you would pick up if you went to a museum or if you are a collect of military history books.
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Armorama
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[b] Absolutely fascinating and absorbing [/b]
This book covers fascinating aspects of life in Portsmouth well before the main suffrage movement and this background enhances our understanding of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century suffragettes and suffragists. There are excellent illustrations and the whole book is beautifully produced and simply full of wonderful nuggets of information. Great value and a worthwhile acquisition for anyone interested in social, maritime or women's history.
Amazon Customer
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐[b] Absolutely fascinating and absorbing [/b]
This book covers fascinating aspects of life in Portsmouth well before the main suffrage movement and this background enhances our understanding of the late nineteenth/early twentieth century suffragettes and suffragists. There are excellent illustrations and the whole book is beautifully produced and simply full of wonderful nuggets of information. Great value and a worthwhile acquisition for anyone interested in social, maritime or women's history.
Amazon Customer
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Following in the Footsteps of Edward II by Kathryn Warner is a fabulous historical account of the life and reign of Edward II (reigned 1307-1327). Very interesting to learn more about a King that continued to make bad choices, continued to surround himself with “favorites” that did not help his cause, as well as the inevitable decline that was sped forth by his wife, Isabella of France, and her coupe with Roger Mortimer to instill his son Edward III. A quick read in 2 days.
NetGalley, Rachel Fox
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
Following in the Footsteps of Edward II by Kathryn Warner is a fabulous historical account of the life and reign of Edward II (reigned 1307-1327). Very interesting to learn more about a King that continued to make bad choices, continued to surround himself with “favorites” that did not help his cause, as well as the inevitable decline that was sped forth by his wife, Isabella of France, and her coupe with Roger Mortimer to instill his son Edward III. A quick read in 2 days.
NetGalley, Rachel Fox
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A History of the Peak District Moors
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Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors
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Chelmsford in the Great War
By the end of the Great War in 1918, 1,791 Chelmsford men were serving in the army or navy. Three hundred and ninety two of them did not return. Chelmsford in the Great War is the touching story of the people these men left behind: the munitions workers, special constables, VADs, shopkeepers, magistrates, councillors, conscientious objectors, teachers… Read more...
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