Jack the Ripper and the London Press

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2001. First Edition, First printing (full number line). Hardcover. Fine in fine jacket in archival mylar.. Quarto in full-color illus jacket; viii, 354 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm; bibliographical references and index. "Examines how the London newspapers presented the Riper news, and in the process, revealed much about the social, political and sexual anxieties of late Victorian Britain and the role of journalists in reinforcing social norms."-Publisher. ¶  Contents: The Whitechapel murders: a chronicle -- Images and realities of the East End -- The theory and practice of Victorian journalism -- Sensation news -- Victorian murder news -- The first two murders -- The double event -- The pursuit of angles -- The Kelly reportage -- The inquests: reporting the female body -- Responses to Ripper news: letters to the editor -- The cultural politics of Ripper news. ¶  True Crime. Serial murders -- Press coverage -- England -- London. Serial murderers -- Press coverage -- England -- London. Serial murders -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century. Meurtres en série -- Couverture de presse -- Angleterre -- Londres. Tueurs en série -- Couverture de presse -- Angleterre -- Londres. Meurtres en série -- Angleterre -- Londres -- Histoire -- 19e siècle. Serial murders. Reportage Mord Zeitung Berichtgeving. Perswezen. Serial murders -- Press coverage -- England -- London -- History. Serial murderers -- Press coverage -- England -- London -- History.