The fox and the flies : the secret life of a grotesque master criminal / Charles van Onselen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Onselen, Charles.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silver, Joseph, 1868-.

Silver, Joseph.

Jewish criminals--19th century--Biography.

Jewish criminals.

Serial murders--England--London--History--19th century.

Serial murders.

Serial murderers.

Sex crimes.

History.

England--London.

Sex crimes--History--19th century.

Serial murderers--19th century--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 646 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Walker & Company, [2007]

Summary:

This masterwork of historical reconstruction recounts the life and times of Joseph Silver, an arch criminal who may well have been Jack the Ripper. A meticulous researcher, Van Onselen offers an account as rich in history as it is in the detail and drama of Silvers career.

Contents:

Lis Family tree: Kielce, 1868-1884

London, 1885-1889

New York City, 1889-1891

New York City, 18891-1893

Pittsburgh, 1893-1894

New York City, 1895

London, 1895-1898

Johannesburg, 1898

Johannesburg, 1899

Kimberley, 1900

Cape Town, 1901-1902

Kimberley-Bloemfontein, 1902

Bloemfontein, 1903

Cape Town, 1903-1904

Cape Town, 1904-1905

Swakopmund, 1905

Windhoek, 1905-1906

Neumunster and Paris, 1908-1909

Antwerp, Brussels, Liege and Aachen, 1909-1910

Buenos Aires, 1910

Santiago-Valparaiso, 1910-1912

London, New York and Rio de Janeiro, 1914-1916

Jaroslaw, 1917-1918

Silver's secrets: Whitechapel, 1888

Appendix: Clio and the fox: the hunt for Joseph Silver and his hidden pasts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [608]-627) and index.

ISBN:

0802716415

9780802716415

OCLC:

156821878