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S/H/179. What effect did the sensational reporting of the ‘Jack the Ripper' murders (1888) focus renewed attention upon the conditions of the poor, especially in the East End of London?

WORDS:
1900
DATE:
2010
PRICE:
19.99 GBP

The paper looks at the political and social response to the murders committed by the serial killer Jack the Ripper in the East End of London in 1888. The situation in London is described discussing the link between the murders and the move to social reform that stimulated changes in Law and public opinions towards the poor.

 

KEYWORDS: Jack the Ripper, murders, the poor, social reform,

 
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