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Mitre Square Revisited News Reports, Reviews and Other Items Are Copyright © 2009 Ripperologist RIPPEROLOGIST MAGAZINE Issue 104, July 2009 QUOTE FOR JULY: Andre the Giant. Jack the Ripper. Dennis the Menace. Each has left a unique mark in his respective field, whether it be wrestling, serial killing or neighborhood mischief-making. Mr. The Entertainer has similarly ridden his own mid-moniker demonstrative adjective to the top of the eponymous entertainment field. Cedric the Entertainer at the Ryman - King of Comedy Julie Seabaugh, Nashville Scene , 30 May 2009. We would like to acknowledge the valuable assistance given by Features the following people in the production of this issue of Ripperologist: John Bennett — Thank you! Editorial E- Reading The views, conclusions and opinions expressed in signed Paul Begg articles, essays, letters and other items published in Ripperologist are those of the authors and do not necessarily Suede and the Ripper reflect the views, conclusions and opinions of Ripperologist or Don Souden its editors. The views, conclusions and opinions expressed in unsigned articles, essays, news reports, reviews and other items published in Ripperologist are the responsibility of Hell on Earth: The Murder of Marie Suchánková - Ripperologist and its editorial team. Michaela Kořistová We occasionally use material we believe has been placed in the public domain. It is not always possible to identify and contact the copyright holder; if you claim ownership of some - City Beat: PC Harvey thing we have published we will be pleased to make a prop - Neil Bell and Robert Clack er acknowledgement. The contents of Ripperologist No. 104 July 2009, including the co mpilation of al l materials and the unsigned articles, essays, Mitre Square Revisited news reports, reviews and other items are copyright © 2009 Ripperologist. The authors of signed articles, essays, letters, Whitechapel at Whitehall: The Rise and Fall of Tom Merry news reports, reviews and other items retain the copyright of their respective contributions. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part Adam Wood of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys - tem, transmitted or otherwise circulated in any form or by any means, including digital, electronic, printed, mechanical, photocopying, recording or any other, without the prior Regulars permission in writing of Ripperologist. The unauthorised reproduction or circulation of this publication or any part Press Trawl thereof, whether for monetary gain or not, is strictly pro - Chris Scott returns with more snippets of news from the 19th century hib ited and may constitute copyright infringement as defined in domestic laws and international agreements and give rise to News and Views civil liability and criminal prosecution. I Beg to Report Reviews: Jack the Ripper: Tabloid Killer — Revealed, The Lodger, The Autumn of Terror Ripperologist’s Bookself A new series looking at Ripperologists’ favourite books. RIPPEROLOGIST MAGAZINE PO Box 735, Maidstone, Kent, UK ME17 1JF. [email protected] Editorial Team Consultants Advertising Stewart P. Evans; Loretta Lay; Donald Rumbelow; Advertising in Ripperologist costs £50.00 for a full Stephen P. Ryder Executive Editor page and £25.00 for a half-page. All adverts are full Adam Wood colour and can include clickable links to your website Subscriptions Editors or email. Christopher T George; Don Souden Ripperologist is published monthly in electronic for - Managing Editor mat. The cost is £12.00 for six issues. Cheques can Submissions Jennifer Shelden only be accepted in £ sterling, made payable to We welcome articles on any topic related to Jack the Ripperologist and sent to the address above. The sim - Editors-at-Large Ripper, the East End of London or Victoriana. Please Paul Begg; Eduardo Zinna plest and easiest way to subscribe is via PayPal — send your submissions to [email protected] . send to [email protected] Contributing Editor Thank you! Chris Scott Art Director Back Issues Jane Coram Single PDF files of issue 62 onwards are available at £2 each. Editorial E-Reading By Paul Begg Earlier today I popped into the Fortify Café for a decaf skinny latte and a sandwich. I got a table and sat there with my book in one hand — sometimes I prop it open on the table, weighting the page down with my mobile phone — and while I ate I got lost for a peaceful quarter of an hour in the latest adventure of Victorian railway detective Robert Colbeck. My daily trip to the coffee shop, armed with a novel, has become an increasingly important part of my day. For me reading is a tactile experience. I like the look and feel of a book, and a book can even smell good — on JTRforums recently there was a brief discussion about how E1 , the new book by John Bennett smelt, so I know I’m not the only book sniffer around. Books are easy to carry, can be read anywhere and are always available to kill five minutes at a bus stop. A book or magazine or a newspaper is everything an electronic publication isn’t and can’t be. So, Luddite that I am, I did not warmly greet the decision a few years ago to make Ripperologist digital. The economics of publish - ing a small circulation, specialist journal made the move to digital inescapable, of course, and I think events have shown that the decision was the right one. But it wasn’t what I personally like. But publishing — indeed, all media in general — is in a parlous state: book sales have declined, once thick mag - azines, jam-packed with articles and advertising, have either ceased publication or shrunk to a quarter of their one-time size, and newspaper sales are dropping as people turn to other sources, like radio and TV, and the internet for their news fix. One reason for this is that advertising is tough to find. This is amply illustrated by ITV’s troubles. It has gone from being a licence to print money, as Lord Thompson once famously described an ITV franchise, to ITV cutting programmes, shedding jobs and looking to save money wherever it can. Apparently there is a question mark hang - ing over a second series of Whitechapel, which was supposed to begin filming this autumn, the reason being that there isn’t any advertising revenue ‘out there’. However, some commentators think that Ripperologist 104 July 2009 1 publishing is going through a sort of rebirth, that the sort of publishing we’re used to is being replaced by on-demand publishing, Internet and on-line subscription publishing, and, of course, e-book platforms like the Kindle, the new(ish) toy for grown ups. The Kindle doesn’t appeal to me much. Apart from not being keen on reading on-screen, it’s just something else one has to carry around, another electronic device I’m going to get mugged for — I don’t imagine anyone would mug me for my copy of the latest Clive Cussler or John Grisham paperback, but they might mug me for a Kindle! But I read that e-book sales are increasing, that some newspaper giants are considering an e-reader for their newspapers, and that Borders are exploring how customers can browse e-books in their shops, then download those they fancy into their e-reader, paying at the desk or via PayPal. And, of course, you’ll be able to browse and down - load from Internet sites Some people even see e-readers as superior to traditional books because the e-reader can store a thousand books or more, enables you to search a book or books, and even annotate them — electronic marginalia! Print isn’t dead either. It’s just the traditional way in which we buy our books which is changing. There has been a massive move toward on-demand publishing and what used to be sneeringly called vanity publishing. On demand publishing means that books with a limited appeal can reach print. There are no warehousing or significant distribu - tion costs, and thanks to the Internet a limited local market can suddenly becomes the whole world. If traditional publishing declines and bookshops close, traditional book publishing will become a less attractive option for even professional writers, some of whom will no doubt see services such as Lulu.com as an attractive way of bypassing the publishing industry altogether. There’s no doubt about it, as much as I hate to say it, electronic media is the way forward and I’m rather proud that Ripperologist was one of the publications to lead the way. It’ll only be a matter of time before you’ll be able to download it into your Kindle! In fact, readers with iPhones, Blackberrys and other such devices can already take their Rip to go! The Jeremy Beadle Prize 2009 The winner of the Jeremy Beadle Prize for 2008 was Timothy Riordan's The Nine Lives of Dr Tumblety , which featured the first known photograph of Tumblety. Our panel of judges said: The photograph of Tumblety was fantastic, ...but of equal if less obvious value was Riordan’s analysis of Tumblety’s biogra - phies, which set them in context and drew meaning from them. This added just a little more flesh to the skeleton of Tumblety and set him more firmly in his time and place. It was a good, solid piece of historical writing. This year's competition is already underway! Every article featured in Ripperologist between issues 100 and 109 (December 2009) will have a chance to win the coveted title, not to mention £100 cash. And entry is free! Send your submissions to [email protected] Ripperologist 104 July 2009 2 Suede and the Ripper By Don Souden Half-hidden in the Stygian dark of night, a creature crept slowly into view, a shaft of moon - light illuming her outline.
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