The Public "I"

I was amazed to discover that London in 1888 - a city of 5.6 million people - had only 63 recorded murders – including 9 abandoned newbo...

I do not believe Elizabeth Stride(above)  was murdered by Jack the Ripper. But that begs the questions, if not “The Ripper”, then who an...

I think the tipping point came on Monday, 1 October, 1888 when even the staid Times of London bowed to the pressures from their adverti...