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Unmasking Jack the Ripper
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Leonard Matters
The Mystery of Jack the Ripper
W.H. Allen, 1929

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Considered to be one of the first true non-fiction Ripper books, Matter's Mystery of Jack the Ripper is one of the most highly sought-after Ripper tomes. First editions are scarce, but later reprints can occasionally be found. A decent book for the time in which it was written, though Matters' "Dr. Stanley" theory has very little merit. Recommended for collectors only.

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Related pages:
  Dr. Stanley
       Dissertations: The Search for Jack el Destripador 
       Ripper Media: Jack the Ripper: A Suspect Guide - Dr. Stanley 
       Ripper Media: Life and Death at the Old Bailey - Chapter 8 
       Ripper Media: More Studies in Murder 
  Leonard Matters
       Press Reports: Times [London] - 1 November 1951