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The Cloak & Dagger Club -- Ripperologist
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The Cloak & Dagger Club -- Ripperologist
Author: Caroline Anne Morris
Thursday, 03 May 2001 - 07:47 am |        | I think I'll just avoid China, and stick to Hosiery or Perfumery - both departments being much closer to the Ladies... 
Hasta luego,
Caz |
Author: Alan Hunt
Thursday, 03 May 2001 - 08:21 pm | | if they have a small man sign on the door in china you could end up in a gents outfitters by mistake.
Would the toilet attendant be called wei poo or hu flung dung? |
Author: Eduardo Zinna
Friday, 04 May 2001 - 05:27 am | | Actually they do have a sign on the door. It's the Chinese sign for man (or woman, as the case may be). Not very useful, unless you're acquainted with the Chinese writing system.
The first time I was confronted with this situation was in Guanzhou some ten years ago. I just waited to see what door the locals went through.
Eduardo |
Author: adam wood
Tuesday, 15 May 2001 - 04:55 pm | | Hi all
Clicking on the Topics button I was amazed to see that there are 600 registered users of these boards.
Why haven't you all subscribed to Ripperologist?!?! (www.ripperologist.net)
puzzled, Adam |
Author: Christopher-Michael DiGrazia
Wednesday, 16 May 2001 - 11:17 am | | Dear Puzzled -
Probably for the same reason they don't all subscribe to "Ripper Notes." (www.casebook-productions.org)
Although, perhaps they love both of our mags so much they can't bear to make one unhappy by choosing the other - as if, for example, you had a gun to your head and had to choose between Ginger and Maryann (or Edina and Patsy).
But puzzled Adam is right. If you're wasting time on these boards, you've money to burn. Subscribe to "Ripperologist." NOW! Then turn round and subscribe to "Ripper Notes." NOW! Or the Secret Brotherhood of the Mystic Knights of Whitechapel (the men who will not be blamed for nothing) will be forced to give you. . .
. . .the comfy chair.
imperious, CMD |
Author: Tom Wescott
Friday, 24 August 2001 - 01:25 am | | THE NEW ISSUE IS OUT...
And I'll give a take or two on it. Bear with me as I've just worked a 12 hour day. UGH! Sad thing is I do that all week!
I've noticed that each issue of Ripperologist lately has a running theme. With issue #35 (a.k.a. #34 Part 2) it was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. With the new issue, #36, it's Charles Dickens, with no less than 3 articles pertaining to him (although not all of them soley). Even Ripper Notes co-editor Chris George has goes turncoat (joke) with an article of his own.
As Ripperologist has veered off into being more of a journal of the Victorian times specializing in East End history and not so much a Jack the Ripper mag, there's not a whole lot in here on ol' Jack, but Des McKenna comes through with a much needed article making sense (what little there is) of what is known so far about Tom Slemen's theory. I wonder if Des was able to keep a straight face while putting this one together because I couldn't keep my jaw off the floor while reading it. You will truly have to read Slemen's theory (or what is thus far known of it) in order to believe it. Either this guy is the best researcher alive and has unearthed a mass of previously unheard of primary source material, or he's a quack. Take your pick.
In Paul's editorial he drops some schoolin' on us about how our calender months got their names. This was really some cool stuff as I didn't know it. Somewhere during page two of the editorial, though, he lost me. However, I can never get over how good of a writer Paul Begg is. He has a really finely-honed natural ability that makes it look so easy that you say 'I can do this' and then feel like a hack when you read your stuff next to his.
R. Dixon Smith has a regular column entitled 'The Gap on the Second Shelf' in which he discusses, in each issue, the latest happenings in the world of Sherlock Holmes. I'm not even a Holmes fan (although I LOVE the Holmes vs Ripper books) but I always enjoy this column. I also happen to know that R. Dixon Smith (who runs the awesome www.rupert-books.co.uk) is a great guy and an excellent source of Ripper books.
There's an article in here discussing 19 Princelet Street, an old Victorian building in need of restoration that has a very peculiar history. The article touches upon a story that intrigued me so much I'm going to have to buy the book it mentioned. Too short of an article, if you ask me, but good stuff! If I lived in England I'd go check it out, have a great time, and help a good cause. To learn more of what I'm talking about check out www.19princeletstreet.org.uk.
There's an article entitled 'The Fall of Louis Diemshutz' capsulizing the recent ongoing discussion on these boards and trying to make sense of some newspaper articles.
There are a few other articles that really didn't stick with me, so you'll just have to check them out for yourselves.
In the Ripper News Paul gives the release dates for 'From Hell'. Since I'm going to get to see it months before you Brits, I'll try not to spoil any secrets.  Paul also talks about the impending release of 'Letters From Hell' (which I can attest is an awesome 'buy or die' book) and then mentions the following..."The Complete History of Jack the Ripper by Philip Sugden should...be with us in time for the Bournemouth convention." Did I miss something? I thought I bought this book years ago!
He also talks about Ivor's book and a book called 'Jack the Ripper' (how original) by John J. Eddlestone. Can anyone tell me anything more about this one?
Well, that's all for my review. More of an overview, really. It looks like Ripperologist has found it's niche in delving more into non-Ripper studies of the East End and the time of the Ripper while Ripper Notes stays pretty focused on the Ripper and the people involved in the case. Soon I plan to work on an article based around the book 'Thomas Jackson of Whitechapel' which I think would fit in well with Ripperologist's motif. Thomas Jackson is a man whom I'd consider to be Jack's contemporary anti-thesis. But, of course, I'm not counting my chickens yet. I still have to write the article and it still has to make it past the editor. Wish me luck!
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott |
Author: Christopher-Michael DiGrazia
Friday, 24 August 2001 - 09:34 am | | Tom -
The "Complete History" that will be with us in Bournemouth is a revised third edition which will, I expect, discuss the Littlechild suspect, who was just coming to the fore when the second edition came out. Some small literals and errors will also apparently be cleaned up and the book will have a general overhaul, but it will not be a fully-rewritten edition (when would Sugden have the time, after all?). Still, it will be worth having.
The Edlestone book is put out by ABC-Clio publishers, but unfortunately I have not been able to get a review copy from them. Still, we can but try.
I look forward to the new issue, as I haven't seen it yet. But hope springs eternal. . . |
Author: Christopher T George
Friday, 24 August 2001 - 10:29 am | | Hi, CM, Tom, et al.:
CM, I received the latest Ripperologist over a week ago but have yet to see the most recent Ripper Notes!  What did you say about hope. . .?
In terms of Tom Wescott's remark that Ripperologist "has veered off into being more of a journal of the Victorian times specializing in East End history and not so much a Jack the Ripper mag," I don't at all think this is a bad thing. As students of the 1888 crimes attributed to Jack the Ripper, we should all be better informed about the time of the Whitechapel murders and the milieu in which the murders occurred. I endorse editor Paul Begg's editorial policy to publish well-researched articles on these broad themes as well as on the narrow topic of the Whitechapel murderer. It is one way of making the magazine more accessible to the general public and hopefully generating newsstand sales. I do know that in taking over the magazine from his redoubtable predecessor, Paul Daniels, whose excellent contributions to the growth of the magazine should be acknowledged, Paul consciously wished to get away from the notion and appearance that Ripperologist was the "zine" of the Cloak & Dagger Club and to appeal to a more general audience. I applaud this goal.
On a side note, my article discussing Charles Dickens, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts, and an inventor of the name of Martin Kosminski, was written by me quite independently to the other contributions on Dickens, and I got a shock when I received the issue and realized that I was not the only contributor in the issue to write about the great Victorian novelist and his quite significant relationship to the East End! It just so happened that I serendipitously submitted my piece to Paul and apparently fell into his evil plan of making the issue one with a focus on the novelist!
Best regards
Chris George |
Author: Tom Wescott
Friday, 24 August 2001 - 07:34 pm | | CM,
You actually read deep enough into my pablum to catch my remark about Sugden's book? I'm honored! I figured the article was referring to a new edition, but I wanted to have my fun anyway. By the way, did Chris George make it onto your 'Radka list' of people who shouldn't receive the mag? That's a pretty amazing feat for a co-editor!
Chris,
Sorry to hear about you making the 'Radka list'. As to the Rip's new direction, I don't believe I stated it was a 'bad thing'. I know that while I might have my personal preferences, everyone else has their own, and I will continue with my Rip subscription as long as Paul doesn't put together his own 'Wescott list'. In fact I think it makes an interesting distinction with Ripper Notes. It certainly makes it easier for us contributing writers to know which mag would best suit our material. I'm looking forward to more articles from Stawell Heard, the frequent Rip contributor who was, unfortunately, absent from the new issue.
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott |
Author: Tom Wescott
Sunday, 14 October 2001 - 12:04 am | | THE NEW ISSUE IS OUT! READ ALL ABOUT IT...
Of course, most of you probably picked it up at the conference and read it before I received mine in the mail. But a lot of mutton-heads who read these boards haven't figured out that the best place to get the latest Ripper info isn't from the new Dr. Locksley book, but from Ripperologist, Ripper Notes, and Ripperana...THE BEST TRUE CRIME MAGS EVER TO GRACE THE PLANET! So, to tell you what you're missing, here's what's going on in the latest issue...
Paul recently (and rightfully) said that Ripper Notes was growing in 'leaps and bounds' in terms of quality. Well, if this issue is any indication, then the same must be said for the Rip. First of all, the cover kicks butt with the excerpt of Jack from the 'From Hell' poster running down the left side, the 'Dear Boss' letter providing a background over the full of the cover, and Abberline superimposed over it. Once inside you'll find a thoroughly informative and entertaining editorial from Paul that, as a film buff, had me rooting. You will have to read his brief history of Hollywood to believe it. Talk about ironic!
As you all know, Stephen Ryder recently acquired a brand new picture of Michael Ostrog. That pic is reprinted in this issue along with a brand new picture of Sgt. Thicke with his daughters, the same ones described by Jack London. That's the third pictorial coup in less than as many months!
Among the many features in the magazine are some extractions from the reminiscences of Frederick George Abberline!!!! Also, his famous interview for the Pall Mall Gazette, printed here in full. Chris George gives us an article on submarines that went straight over my head, but might be more fully appreciated by the many war buffs who are also Ripperologists. Our lost brothers, Tom Cullen and Stephen Wright receive fitting obituaries. Jan 'The London Monster' Bondeson updates us on the suspect Theophil Mary, and there's tons of reviews, including Evans & Skinner's 'Letters From Hell' (which you shouldn't need a review to tell you is a must have). But my personal favorites of this issue are, in no particular order, Stephen P. Ryders 'Emily and the Bibliophile: A Possible Source for Macnaughten's Private Information'. The title says it all, and it's a helluva lead. Good work Stephen! Stewart P. Evans pulls another rabbit out of his hat with his rundown on a very rare Ripper title called 'The Royal Ripper' which seems to have had only 50 copies printed in 1972 and predates the works of Knight and Michael Harrison. And to cap the issue off is a one-page editorial by none other than Ripper Notes' editor, Christopher-Michael Digrazia, which is so well-written and poignant that it should be read twice by anyone who considers himself a serious or even semi-serious student of the case.
Well, that's all for now. If any of you newbies are reading this and make the move to subscribe to the Rip, go to www.ripperologist.net and tell 'em Tom sent ya!
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott
P.S. Is it 'Thick' or 'Thicke'? No two books get it the same, it seems, and it's even spelled both ways in this issue. Could someone please set me straight on this? |
Author: Christopher T George
Sunday, 14 October 2001 - 09:02 am | | Hi, Tom:
My article must have gone over your head. I was not writing about submarines but about torpedo boats! Specifically, my article is about the Thornycroft Torpedo Factory at Chiswick, off which the body of Montague John Druitt was found on December 31, 1888. It turns out that the factory made much more than just torpedos but also fast steam-powered launches and torpedo boat destroyers, the forerunner of the modern-day destroyer. The firm was in Chiswick until 1904 when the size of the vessels being built forced the move to Woolston, Southampton, where the firm still exists as Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd.
The firm was founded by Sir John Isaac Thornycroft in 1866. Thornycroft surprisingly came from a family of sculptors. It was a thrill for me when I was in Winchester in early October after the Bournemouth meeting to see the monumental statue of King Alfred done by Sir John's brother, Sir William Hamo Thornycroft.
Best regards
Chris George |
Author: Monty
Sunday, 14 October 2001 - 10:13 am | | Tom,
According to the A-Z, the way he signed his signature was Thick.
Monty
|
Author: Tom Wescott
Sunday, 14 October 2001 - 11:00 am | | Chris and Monty,
Thanks for setting me straight on those two points. You are, of course, correct, Chris. Torpedo-boats...not submarines....I knew that...I don't know why submarines came out...I suppose that shows how deep my knowledge of military weaponry goes...I hope I didn't offend you too badly, as that wasn't my intention. You know I dig your stuff. I suppose 'the human element' is just more my thing. Hell, I even hate driving a car!
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott |
Author: adam wood
Tuesday, 16 October 2001 - 05:35 am | | Hi Tom
Glad to hear you enjoyed the current issue! What you, and others who didn't attend the Bournemouth conference haven't seen, is the cover in glorious colour. It's a collector's item for those 100 who attended!
Make sure you subscribe in time for December's issue, which will carry an in-depth report on the conference...
Cheers, Adam
www.ripperologist.net
 |
Author: adam wood
Tuesday, 16 October 2001 - 08:54 am | | Before some eagle-eyed reader (and there must be one or two out there!) points out that the contributor listing on the image above is wrong - as well as the date - I know!
It's the working copy of the design.
Adam |
Author: Christopher T George
Tuesday, 16 October 2001 - 11:03 am | | Hi Adam:
Well I am in the issue even though I did not make the final cover! Nice to know that the conventioneers in Bournemouth got yet another "perk" in receiving such a great issue of Ripperologist with the color cover as part of their convention package. I had thought that the color was general for the whole press run for all of the subscribers, but evidently not! Thanks for the clarification.
All the best
Chris |
Author: adam wood
Friday, 25 January 2002 - 12:06 pm | | Thanks for offering a means of online subscription to Ripperologist, Guy (on Time for a re-evaluation thread).
At the moment www.ripperologist.net is offline for essential maintenance in preparation for next week's publication of the February issue. The direct link to subscribe via eMagazineshop is as follows:
http://www.emagazineshop.com/Product.asp?id=2264
Regards
Adam |
Author: Guy Hatton
Saturday, 26 January 2002 - 04:40 am | | Adam -
Good on you for re-directing the conversation to this thread!
Cheers
Guy |
Author: Christopher T George
Friday, 08 February 2002 - 10:19 am | | Hi, Adam and Paul:
Congratulations on a great looking February 2002 Ripperologist which has just arrived here in Baltimore. Another meaty and informative issue! I am especially pleased to see the articles on Dr. George Henry Rocque Dabbs, an acqaintance of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), with whom Dabbs appears to have discussed the Whitechapel murders, and on the Kosminski family, both of them topics into which I have done a little digging myself. As ever, it is interesting to see the fascinating side alleys and byways into which Ripper-related research can take one. Bravo, chaps, on another great issue! Rest assured I will get my subscription renewal off to Coral Kelly forthwith so I do not miss a single issue of your indispensable magazine. 
Best regards
Chris George
P.S. In the next issue you will probably want to, if you have not already planned to, include an obituary on the passing of actor Stratford Johns who played Inspector Charlie Barlow in British TV's "Z Cars" and "Softly Softly" who with his sidekick Sergeant Watt, played by Frank Windsor, starred in a fascinating 1973 televised semi-fictional investigation into the Ripper case called "Jack the Ripper" which resulted in an important book by Elwyn Jones and John Lloyd that contains information on some Ripper documents now missing from the official files. |
Author: Paul Begg
Friday, 08 February 2002 - 11:30 am | | Hi Chris
Many thanks for your compliments about the magazine. The obit for Stratford Johns is already written and because of the significance of the Jones and Lloyd TV series in being the introduction to the Ripper for many people in the 40s and 50s, Andy Aliffe will be reprising a feature on the programme that he wrote for the Rip several years ago. A smashing article by Perry Curtis Jnr., and, hopefully, a long-time-in coming piece by someone called Christopher T George. Other articles, too, of course, plus all the news and more reviews than you can shake a stick at. And believe it or not it will be the Rip's 40th issue! And they said it wouldn't last a week. Ptah! |
Author: Christopher T George
Friday, 08 February 2002 - 12:05 pm | | Hi, Paul:
Glad to know things are moving along at the Rip. Coming up to forty issues already! Wow. Yes I hope to round out that Martin Kosminski article and maybe have some more on Dr. Tumblety's Baltimore activities. Glad to know that you have the obit on Stratford Johns in hand and that in regard to the Jones and Lloyd TV series you will reprise Andy Aliffe's feature on the program that he wrote for the Rip several years ago. Excellent stuff! By the way, thanks for the kind words about the contract talks for "Jack--The Musical" by Erik Sitbon and myself... the champagne is currently on ice.
Best regards
Chris |
Author: John Omlor
Friday, 08 February 2002 - 07:52 pm | | Paul promises, in the next Rip,
"A smashing article by Perry Curtis Jnr."
Oh, man. I hope I'm not the one going to be smashed (for giving his book a somewhat mixed review).
Tell him to be gentle, Paul. I'm fragile, you know.
All the best,
--John |
Author: Tom Wescott
Thursday, 14 February 2002 - 12:02 am | | THE NEW ISSUE IS OUT!...
I had a very pleasant surprise last night...THE NEW RIP! For those who missed out on this latest pack-o-Jack please allow me to affix my forefinger and thumb in the shape of an 'L' and place it firmly against my forehead. What did you miss out on?...
* EDITORIAL - I'm not sure he was sober when he wrote this, but Paul Begg had me cracking up! He also continues his tradition of school-droppin' by filling us in on the history of Tiddeldy-Winks. This editorial was uncharacteristically short, which Paul apologizes for by explaining that there was too much to pack between the covers. He wasn't joking.
* A PASSION FOR JUSTICE: PHILIP KRANZ AND THE BERNER STREET CLUB By Eduardo Zinna... This very long essay is nothing short of an amazing feat for Zinna. Although he's already well-known for his excellent contributions to the Rip, he has topped himself with this one. I will not discuss what this article is about here, for it would take entirely too long. Let me just say that it's a testament to Zinna's discipline and skill as a writer and researcher, and I intend to write a letter to the editor about this one.
* WELCOME HOME TO SPITALFIELDS CENTURIES PAST By Mick Warboys and Adrian Morris... The authors take you for a haunting tour through an authentic Victorian silk-weavers abode that still resides in London. After reading the descriptive article, and feeling as if I were there, I'd love it if someone could provide me with photos of this place. I'm sure the other readers of Rip would like that as well. What do you say, Paul?
* KOSMINSKI'S RELATIVES By Scott Nelson...Scott provides the latest fruit of his exhaustive research into Aaron Kosminski. This includes Nelson's findings in the newly opened 1901 census records. Important stuff!
* DR. DABBS OF SHANKLIN By Stephen Martin...Information on the theory of Lewis Carroll's friend, Dr. Dabbs, and his theory on the Ripper. This is the same article that recently appeared in Ripperana, only this one has the accompanying photos!
*CHARLES BOOTH'S STATISTICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EAST END By Deborah McDonald...Any Ripperologist worth his salt will be familiar with Booth's name and work statistically documenting the various areas of the East End. Now we have 'Charles Booth Online' at booth.lse.ac.uk/maps.html.
*THE TRIAL OF JACK THE RIPPER...This portion of 'I Beg to Report' has Paul looking at the upcoming televised Ripper trial with celebrities and experts presenting their case against four Ripper suspects. The suspects in question (Maybrick, Tumblety, Kosminski, and (Yacckkk!) Gull) might leave a bad taste in your mouth, but this looks like a fun show, and it will be interesting to see who the viewers decide is the most likely of the four since they will be calling in to cast their votes. Too bad I won't be in England to see it. 
*PATRICIA CORNWELL'S THEORY...Another 'I Beg To Report' has Paul giving us his take up to this point on Cornwell's Sickert theory. Suffice it to say that Paul is in league with the rest of us who think that Cornwell's $4,000,000 would have gone to better use as kitty litter, but he also generously points out that she promises her book will reveal much more new evidence than the little bit given to us on her televised interview. I agree with Paul that we should hold back our criticisms until the book comes out. But when it DOES come out... (I'd also like to point out that, manly pose on the cover aside, Cornwell is pretty cute!).
* NEWS AND VIEWS IN BRIEF...Ripper fan arrested for conspiracy to commit murder. I know what you're thinking, and NO, it wasn't Ed Carter! Robert Lees has his own website at www.rjlees.co.uk (I wonder if he saw THAT coming!) ..and much more!
* BOOK NEWS...A lot of new books and reprints coming out. My jaw dropped when I read that Melvyn Fairclough is putting out a new edition of 'Ripper and the Royals'. I'm not sure that I, personally, would have the constitution to ask people to pay money for a theory that I had already disavowed and for a book that depends on unquestionably hoaxed documents and diaries to boost its theory. In fact, I thought there were laws against that. Mr. Fairclough obviously has a much stronger will than myself.
* RIPPER RARITIES By Dave Froggatt - The Last Sherlock Holmes Story by Michael Dibdin. Since this book can be purchased almost anywhere, I'm not sure that it fits the description of a 'rarity', but to each his own. It's a good book, though!
*REVIEWS - There's a number of reviews here, most notably John Omlor's extensive treatment of L. Perry Curtis' new book 'Jack the Ripper & The London Press'. A very positive review overall, but Mr. Omlor gives Mr. Curtis a very deserving 'what for' for his treatment of Ripperologists. Way to go, John!
* GLENN (comic strip) The Adventures of Inspector Abberline Junior - Great idea, but I think this one missed the mark.
* Special Feature-The Ten Bells...This 'I Beg To Report' feature gives some quick facts on that most famous of East End pubs.
As you can see this was a jam-packed issue. A lot of hard work went into this very enjoyable read. The only unwelcome feature was the obituary of author James Tully. Another great Ripperologist lost to us. If you don't have his book, get it. And if you don't get 'the Rip' it's not too late! Just email Coral Kelly at subscriptions@ripperologist.net for subscribing info.
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott
P.S. One other disappointment for me was that this was the second issue in a row without the regular feature by R. Dixon Smith. I'm not a Sherlockian, but his articles are always excellent and far too few. Can we expect a return? |
Author: Paul Begg
Thursday, 14 February 2002 - 03:21 am | | Hi Tom
Many thanks indeed for a very positive review of the latest Ripperologist. It genuinely means a lot to me and, I know, to CMD over on Ripper Notes when we get positive – and in some ways more importantly, negative – feedback (negative is important because we both want to improve our magazines and we can only achieve that by knowing what we are doing wrong).
I was sober when I wrote the editorial – I think. Who knows. Well, actually I do because I’m afraid that I’ve knocked on the head the occasional pint that I used to enjoy in an effort to lose weight. I bought one of those talking weighing scales in January and when I stepped on it said “one at a time please” so I figured it was time I did something serious.
Just to pick up on one or two points, the Dibden is indeed widely available in a variety of editions, but the Michael Joseph hardback first edition is one of the rarest Ripper fictions, ranking up there with the Gollanz first edition of Sherlock Holmes vs Jack the Ripper as emptying your bank account of over £200.
And the bad news is that business commitments have forced Dixon to stop contributing to “News From The Holmes Front”. We’ve been looking for a replacement for a while, but need a Holmes expert.
Once again, thanks for the review. It is much appreciated. |
Author: Tom Wescott
Thursday, 14 February 2002 - 11:13 pm | | Paul,
Thanks for the info. That's a shame about R. Dixon Smith. Although I don't enjoy writing reviews (and, as you can see, I'm not very good at it!) I do enjoy sharing my opinion with others if I feel it's worthwhile. SOMEBODY needs to let the newer crowd know that the money they just plunked down for Eddleston's apparently redundant book could have bought them a year of Ripperologist and Ripper Notes which would provide much more crucial and up-to-date info. I also think Ripperana is awesome, and love that it's totally different than your and CM's magazine (although I wish they didn't use up half the mag talking about other cases). If Ripperoo still exists its editors keep it a well-kept secret.
I also wanted to run a suggestion past you. Since there are now quite a few back issues of Rip and not all are available individually, you might consider reissuing them as a collection. Meaning you could have one year bound together as a book. Nothing fancy, perhaps similar to Stephen Ryder's reprints. This would benefit everyone, and here's why...
1. You would have another avenue to make money, which could go to the Rip and the conference.
2. People such as myself could get issues that are no longer available, or are being sold by 2nd parties for very high prices.
3. Since these would be in 'book' form, it would draw in a crowd who normally don't buy magazines. Of course, then the quality could pull them in.
4. They make nice collectors items.
I'm aware that you didn't edit the first 27 or so issues, and the quality in production has risen remarkably over the years, but a simple introduction could explain that to the uninitiated. I, myself, would find such collections a wonderful idea since I don't have the funds to purchase each missing back issue separately. It would take a long time. You could sell them either by the year or in sets of five issues bound together. It's just a suggestion I thought you might want to consider. Another suggestion you might consider is getting magazine binders or holders embossed with the Rip logo. That way we could keep our issues stored properly and it would be more 'chi-ching' for you. I'd also like to get CM and Chris' feedback on these ideas, as I think they could apply to Ripper Notes as well (although they do not yet have the back catalog of issues that Rip does).
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott |
Author: Paul Begg
Friday, 15 February 2002 - 12:46 am | | Hi Tom
We are working on something along the lines you propose, but a reissue of all the issues in one or two volumes would be prohibitively expensive for us right now - you'll appreciate that we have limited resources and those that we have must be spent in improving the magazine we've got. But, as they say, watch this space.... |
Author: Ivor Edwards
Friday, 15 February 2002 - 11:25 pm | | | Paul, It has been pointed out to me by Stewart Evans that the entry in the A to Z of Emma Smith is incorrect on several points. She was not raped and a date may be wrong. |
Author: Paul Begg
Saturday, 16 February 2002 - 06:26 am | | Hi Ivor
Many thanks for that. All corrections are very much welcomed so that we can make the appropriate changes in new editions and make the A to Z an even more valuable resource than it is at present. I think the reference to Emma Smith being raped is derived from euphemistic expressions used in the press. We'll look back over the news reports and check whether they were read properly or not. Stewart is correct about the date. Emma Smith died at 9.00am on 4th April.
Many thanks
Paul |
Author: adam wood
Thursday, 28 February 2002 - 08:58 am | | Hi all
You can now subscribe to Ripperologist via PayPal! Simply email our Subscriptions Manager at the address below. You'll be receiving your first issue in next to no time (well, when it's published!).
As some readers have remarked, the April issue will be our landmark 40th. This means that we have a substantial catalogue of back issues, but please note that recent subscribers have been taking advantage to complete their collections and we're fast running out of some issues. Again, email the Subscriptions Manager for details.
subscriptions@ripperologist.net
On another note, all subscribers to Ripperologist are members of the Cloak and Dagger Club, an organisation which meets each month in Whitechapel to discuss the case, alternate months with a guest speaker. The point of mentioning this is that work is coming to completion on the club's website. You will shortly be able to mark your diary with future events and speakers, as well as read the reports of our past speakers, dating back to Paul Feldman in January 1995.
Cheers Adam
www.ripperologist.net |
Author: Tom Wescott
Thursday, 28 February 2002 - 10:58 pm | | Adam,
I am already a subscriber, but I must say that adding PayPal was a VERY smart move. Is there any way of finding out the contents of those back issues? I became a subscriber with (I believe) #30. I would love to buy all the back issues available, but my funds are limited, therefore I'd would be great to know the contents of the issues so I could start out purchasing issues with articles that are of particular interest to me before they are sold out. Maybe a short synopsis of contents in your 'back issues' ad in the next issue? That would be great.
Yours truly,
Tom Wescott |
Author: adam wood
Friday, 01 March 2002 - 04:29 am | | Hi Tom
As you can appreciate, 39 back issues each with a contents list of a dozen or more features would make a very long synopsis indeed!
Easier, and quicker, would be for your to take a look at the old and defunct Ripperologist website from a few years back, where we gave the full contents of every issue up to No. 24, including some extracts.
I'll email you with the contents of issues 25-29 if you want to send me your address.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7020/back_issues.html
ps Don't make any comments on the design!
Adam
adam@chickenweb.co.uk |
Author: Garen Ewing
Wednesday, 27 November 2002 - 03:04 pm | | Please excuse my ignorance on all this...
Is Ripperologist still being published? I am interested in subscribing but various weblinks seem to go nowhere. I emailed subscriptions_ripperologist@yahoo.co.uk and got my email returned as undeliverable. www.ripperologist.net doesn't arrive anywhere. The Cloak & Dagger website at Geocities looks a little out of date, but I'm not sure!
Thanks in anticipation of your help. Again, please excuse me if I haven't searched around fully.
Best wishes -
Garen. |
Author: Christopher T George
Thursday, 28 November 2002 - 08:43 am | | Hi, Garen:
Ripperologist is very much alive and well under the editorship of Paul Begg. The correct e-mail address is
subscriptions@ripperologist.net.
You can also check out the Ripperologist page on this site which gives complete subscription information. The e-mail address given on this page is incorrect (it's the yahoo address you tried) and I have contacted Stephen Ryder about it to get it changed. You can also, I understand, subscribe online at http://www.ripperologist.net.
Best regards
Chris George |
Author: Philip C. Dowe
Thursday, 28 November 2002 - 09:49 am | | Hi Christopher,
The website www.ripperologist.net does not exist :-(
Philip |
Author: Eduardo Zinna
Thursday, 28 November 2002 - 10:31 am | | Hello everybody,
Despite the difficulties mentioned by Garen and Philip, the Ripperologist and the C&D Club are open for business (and, one hopes, pleasure).
Garen, I suggest you contact the Subscriptions Manager, Coral Kelly, at coralkelly52@hotmail.com. You may also write to her at 170 Eswyn Road, Tooting, Loondon SW17 8TN.
Since you live in the UK, you may wish to attend the next meeting of the C&D Club. It's scheduled for 7 December at the City Darts, corner of Commercial Street and Wentworth, at the heart of Whitechapel. Meetings start at 7:30 but members start arriving earlier in the afternoon.
There you can joinn the Club, subscribe to the Ripperologist, down a few pints and rub shoulders with the Ripper elite.
Cheers,
Eduardo Zinna |
Author: Garen Ewing
Thursday, 28 November 2002 - 02:53 pm | | Many thanks indeed Christopher and Eduardo - I shall get my subscription under way armed with your helpful information.
With all best wishes -
Garen. |
Author: adam wood
Friday, 29 November 2002 - 07:24 am | | ripperologist.net is offline at the moment while we add new features to the site.
I'll post here when it's back up, which we hope will be in the not-too-distant future!
In the meantime, anyone seeking subcription information should email Coral Kelly direct at the address given by Eduardo above.
Adam
Ripperologist magazine |
Author: Guy Hatton
Saturday, 30 November 2002 - 06:07 am | | Looks like I'm going to have to try to find my chequebook instead of renewing my subscription online this year, then! Does anybody else here use theirs so infrequently that they lose the damn thing for months on end?
Cheers
Guy |
Author: Christopher T George
Saturday, 30 November 2002 - 12:35 pm | | Hi, Guy:
What's a checkbook? 
Chris |
Author: Eduardo Zinna
Saturday, 30 November 2002 - 03:07 pm | | Garen,
Before you change your mind...(:-))...just send Coral at the address above a cheque (Chris George heard of those before he went transatlantic), money order or something equivalent (cash will do). The modest amount of £ 24 will get you one year's worth of the Rip plus membership in the Cloak and Dagger Club and access to its meetings. Who could ask for anything more?
Cheers,
Eduardo |
Author: Garen Ewing
Saturday, 30 November 2002 - 05:29 pm | | Thanks Eduardo, 'tis already done. I still live partially, at least, in the world of cheques and even -- gasp -- cash!
My thanks again :-)
- Garen. |
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