The Night of the Ripper

A NOTE TO THE GENTLE READER FROM THE GENTLE AUTHOR

Certain liberties have been taken regarding some of the real-life characters involved in this work of fiction, but the details of Jack the Ripper’s handiwork come straight from the actual records.

It would be comforting to believe that this sort of activity came to an end in 1888, but such a conclusion is difficult to accept. And while the author is fully accountable for any imaginary violence in these pages he is, regrettably, not responsible for the nightly news.