Robert Hume's "The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims" aims at shedding more light on the lives of the five canonical victims of England's most famous serial killer.
I'm not a "ripperologist" but I always wanted to read more about the five women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper. I've recently re-watched movie "From Hell" (2001) with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and I wanted to learn more about these unfortunate women, especially since they were depicted as prostitutes in the movie.
Our society tends to give more attention to the killers than to their victims, and it's usually all about Jack the Ripper rather than the women he killed. It's very refreshing to see a book dedicated to the Ripper's victims rather to the man himself.
Robert Hume's book was published shortly after Hallie Rubenhold's "The Five", that also tells the stories of Ripper's five victims. I was curious how these two books compare.
Robert Hume acknowledges that Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane "were not merely the Ripper's victims, but complex human beings with their own tragic stories that need to be told" (p. 128). I loved that he included pictures in the text, so I cold follow the story more closely.
Whereas H. Rubenhold concentrated on the women's lives without discussing their murders, Hume described the murders. I think one can't discuss these women's lives without mentioning that they were killed, because - let's be honest - if they wouldn't have been Ripper's victims we would never hear about Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane.
That being said, Hume charted their lives and told their stories in a compassionate way, concentrating on what's known about them. Reading the book I was happy that I live in the 21st century because life was tough in the Victorian England, especially for women.
I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in history.
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Robert Hume's "The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims" aims at shedding more light on the lives of the five canonical victims of England's most famous serial killer.I'm not a "ripperologist" but I always wanted to read more about the five women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper. I've recently re-watched movie "From Hell" (2001) with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and I wanted to learn more about these unfortunate women, especially since they were depicted as prostitutes in the movie.Our society tends to give more attention to the killers than to their victims, and it's usually all about Jack the Ripper rather than the women he killed. It's very refreshing to see a book dedicated to the Ripper's victims rather to the man himself.Robert Hume's book was published shortly after Hallie Rubenhold's "The Five", that also tells the stories of Ripper's five victims. I was curious how these two books compare.Robert Hume acknowledges that Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane "were not merely the Ripper's victims, but complex human beings with their own tragic stories that need to be told" (p. 128). I loved that he included pictures in the text, so I cold follow the story more closely.Whereas H. Rubenhold concentrated on the women's lives without discussing their murders, Hume described the murders. I think one can't discuss these women's lives without mentioning that they were killed, because - let's be honest - if they wouldn't have been Ripper's victims we would never hear about Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane.That being said, Hume charted their lives and told their stories in a compassionate way, concentrating on what's known about them. Reading the book I was happy that I live in the 21st century because life was tough in the Victorian England, especially for women.I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in history.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2020
Robert Hume's "The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims" aims at shedding more light on the lives of the five canonical victims of England's most famous serial killer.
I'm not a "ripperologist" but I always wanted to read more about the five women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper. I've recently re-watched movie "From Hell" (2001) with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and I wanted to learn more about these unfortunate women, especially since they were depicted as prostitutes in the movie.
Our society tends to give more attention to the killers than to their victims, and it's usually all about Jack the Ripper rather than the women he killed. It's very refreshing to see a book dedicated to the Ripper's victims rather to the man himself.
Robert Hume's book was published shortly after Hallie Rubenhold's "The Five", that also tells the stories of Ripper's five victims. I was curious how these two books compare.
Robert Hume acknowledges that Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane "were not merely the Ripper's victims, but complex human beings with their own tragic stories that need to be told" (p. 128). I loved that he included pictures in the text, so I cold follow the story more closely.
Whereas H. Rubenhold concentrated on the women's lives without discussing their murders, Hume described the murders. I think one can't discuss these women's lives without mentioning that they were killed, because - let's be honest - if they wouldn't have been Ripper's victims we would never hear about Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane.
That being said, Hume charted their lives and told their stories in a compassionate way, concentrating on what's known about them. Reading the book I was happy that I live in the 21st century because life was tough in the Victorian England, especially for women.
I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in history.
I'm not a "ripperologist" but I always wanted to read more about the five women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper. I've recently re-watched movie "From Hell" (2001) with Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, and I wanted to learn more about these unfortunate women, especially since they were depicted as prostitutes in the movie.
Our society tends to give more attention to the killers than to their victims, and it's usually all about Jack the Ripper rather than the women he killed. It's very refreshing to see a book dedicated to the Ripper's victims rather to the man himself.
Robert Hume's book was published shortly after Hallie Rubenhold's "The Five", that also tells the stories of Ripper's five victims. I was curious how these two books compare.
Robert Hume acknowledges that Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane "were not merely the Ripper's victims, but complex human beings with their own tragic stories that need to be told" (p. 128). I loved that he included pictures in the text, so I cold follow the story more closely.
Whereas H. Rubenhold concentrated on the women's lives without discussing their murders, Hume described the murders. I think one can't discuss these women's lives without mentioning that they were killed, because - let's be honest - if they wouldn't have been Ripper's victims we would never hear about Mary Ann, Annie, Elizabeth, Catherine and Mary Jane.
That being said, Hume charted their lives and told their stories in a compassionate way, concentrating on what's known about them. Reading the book I was happy that I live in the 21st century because life was tough in the Victorian England, especially for women.
I highly recommend this book for everyone interested in history.
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