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Canonical list?
Casebook Message Boards: Ripper Media: Specific Titles:
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Canonical list?
Author: Porritt
Thursday, 28 June 2001 - 01:55 am |        | Is there a canonical list of JtR media?
What a hideously short message.
Porritt. |
Author: Christopher T George
Thursday, 28 June 2001 - 12:24 pm | | Hi, Porritt:
Is this a serious query? If it is, you had better clarify what you mean.
Are you asking, for example, what were the newspapers of record of the day? If that is your question, The Times and the Daily Telegraph would, in my opinion, top the list. I would rank other contemporary periodicals, e.g., the Pall Mall Gazette and The Star, lower down on the list since they catered more to the masses than did The Times and Telegraph. In other words, in general, researchers should be careful about what they read in any newspaper but trust what is in The Times and Telegraph over what is in other publications such as the Pall Mall Gazette, The Star, The Illustrated Police News or The Penny Illustrated.
I hope this helps. If this was not your question, please let us know! As Mishter Jon Shmyth would say, "We are not, and cannot be, mind readers tha' knows!" 
Best regards
Chris George |
Author: Porritt
Thursday, 28 June 2001 - 10:10 pm | | Hi Chris -
My message was posted in haste so please accept my humble apologies!
I was more interested in post Victorian media on JtR: has anyone compiled lists of films, books (fiction/non-fiction), theatre scripts etc.?
I have amassed copies of contemporary reports such as the ones you mentioned but it is extremely difficult to find ANY relevant material here in New Zealand! This site has been a shining beacon to me!
Porritt. |
Author: Christopher T George
Friday, 29 June 2001 - 04:33 pm | | Hi, Porritt:
Ah okay now I know what you are asking. There are two bibliographies, one by Alexander Kelly which is older and another more recent one by Ross Strachan. Here's information on the book:
The Jack the Ripper Handbook: A Reader's Companion
Ross Strachan, Great Scot Services, Nov. 1999.
Softcover, 188 pages. Illustrated.
ISBN: 0 9536949 0 9
Foreward by Stewart P. Evans
From the author:
This is the most extensive bibliography ever published on the subject of Jack the Ripper. A thorough examination of the literature on the case is discussed in eleven chapters, with many works being listed for the first time, of which researchers, collectors etc. may have been unaware. Foreign language works and translations are included in this exhaustive book.
Factual and fictional works, together with their many different editions, are closely examined along with chapters on London's East End, other relevant books, magazine artiles both factual and fictional, comic books and graphic novels, collectables and ephemera with a useful address section also.
The book has already been described as a work no historian, collector or enthusiast should be without.
Casebook review:
Ross Strachan is internationally known for his extensive and encyclopedic knowledge of all Ripper literature. His previous work, JACK THE RIPPER:
A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO THE MANY WORKS PUBLISHED, went through numerous editions and quickly became a must-have volume for all serious Ripper researchers and collectors. The success of this first publication virtually assures the success of his latest, THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK: A READER'S COMPANION, as it far surpasses its predecessor not only in length and content, but in style and presentation as well.
THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK weighs in at just under 200 pages, and is separated into eleven chapters. Each chapter focuses on a specific
genre of publication, whether it be "Relevant and Collectable Titles on London and the East End" (Chap. 1), "Factual Works Dedicated to Jack
the Ripper" (Chap. 2), or even "Factual Articles Contained in Foreign Language Publications" (Chap. 5). Non-print media are also covered, including audio tapes, music recordings and various other collectables. Each chapter contains and extensive and uthoritative chronological list of all known titles in that category, along with the author's annotations and commentary on many items.
Complimenting the bibliography are handsome illustrations of more than two-dozen hard-to-find and collectable Ripper titles, many of which never
before seen by the casual Ripperologist.
Ross Strachan's THE JACK THE RIPPER HANDBOOK is yet another stunning achievement by one of the world's foremost bibliographers of world
Ripperature. It is sure to become, and deservedly so, a familiar sight on the shelves of Ripperphiles across the globe. Highly recommended.
Ordering Info:
To order a copy direct please contact:
Ross Strachan
66 Cairn View
Galston, Ayrshire
Scotland KA4 8LY
Tel: +44 (0) 1563 821612
Email: ross@rstrachan.fsnet.co.uk
Price per copy if £12.00 + Postage £1.00
USA - Price per copy $20.00 + Postage (Air) $5.00 (currency only)
*** IMPORTANT - ALL CHEQUES MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO JANET STRACHAN ***
If you require your copy to be signed, just ask.
Another title that might be of interest is:
Jack the Ripper: His Life and Crimes in Popular Entertainment
Gary Coville and Patrick Lucanio
McFarland Publishing, October 1999
192 pp., illus., bib., index.
$29.95.
From Amazon.Com: The identity of Jack the Ripper has consumed public curiosity since he first tormented the East End of London in 1888. Numerous theories have been offered as to the Ripper's identity, but a definitive answer has always been elusive. He remains in the shadows where, it seems, only imaginative literature has been able to elucidate his meaning to the modern world. This work surveys the literary, film, television, and radio treatments of Jack the Ripper and his crimes. The works of fiction are thoroughly analyzed, as are the major nonfiction works that have offered various theories about the Ripper's identity. Works whose narratives are obviously inspired by Jack the Ripper and his crimes are also discussed. Many of the works reviewed herein became available only after extensive searches of television and radio logs, studio release schedules, newspaper and magazine reviews, and numerous bibliographies.
I hope this helps, Porritt!
Chris George |
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