THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JACK THE RIPPER

Book ID/图书代码： 13160011B49896

English Summary/英文概要： This memoir was recently discovered and appears to have been written in the 1920s by somone who asserts that he was Jack the Ripper. This person is James Willoughby Carnac, this memoir written shortly before his death is an account of his entire life, including a few short months in 1888 when he became the murderer known to posterity as Jack the Ripper. This book introduces a new suspect for the infamous murders in Whitechapel in 1888. There is information in this book that does not appear to be derived from contemporary newspapers or any other publications and the descriptions of Tottenham in the 1870s, the visits to performances of Jekyll and Hyde, the intricate geography of Whitechapel in 1888 are written with pin-point accuracy. There is also a credible motive given for James becoming the murderer Jack and also a reason for the end of the murders. Given the fact that the author also appear to have knowledge about aspects of the case not in the public arena at the time it could be that this actually is the autobiography of Jack the Ripper. Ultimately it is up to the reader to decide if they believe the mystery has been solved at last but even if they end up deciding the account to be a work of fiction it would still be one of the very earliest imaginings of the Ripper case, written in the early years of the twentieth century, a fascinating piece of period writing and a worthy addition to the Ripper canon. Whatever side they come down on there is no question that this book will be a source of much debate.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 令倫敦聞之色變的連環殺手-開膛手傑克
他犯下的案件成為歷史懸案，各界揣測他的真實身分
成為從古自今偵探驚悚小說的最佳題材

但他到底是誰？
開膛手傑克研究專家Paul Begg視為此領域研究的重要文件出爐！
開膛手傑克親自寫下的獨白！

1888年，倫敦白教堂地區發生令人髮指的慘案，據稱有5~13名婦女被殘忍殺害、肢解，兇手還寄信給倫敦警方預告下一場謀殺案。這幾起案件讓全倫敦陷入恐慌，倫敦警方顏面無光，就此變成歷史懸案，成為後世無數偵探驚悚小說的題材來源。
大眾稱呼這位惡名昭彰的兇手為「開膛手傑克」。對於誰才是開膛手傑克眾說紛紜，甚至還有人跳出來說自己就是開膛手傑克。
如今，一份再度引起爭論的文件出爐！本書是一位叫做James Carnac的人在死前撰寫的日記，內容談及他就是開膛手傑克！手稿名為《The Autobiography of James Carnac》，隸屬於他的遺囑執行人Hulme Beauman。手稿出現在一家地區性小博物館裡，內容原創性十足，由著名犯罪歷史學家，開膛手傑克研究權威Paul Begg視為研究其領域的重要文件！
此書由第一人稱敘述，James Carnac從他年輕時期開始寫起，解釋自己為何會渴求血腥，以及對被害者的殘忍行為。他年輕時在一場意外之中失去雙親，在悲痛及孤獨之下，他轉變為對血腥、刀刃以及各種關於死亡的事物有興趣，並且一直忍住想殺害他的摯愛－叔叔和未婚妻的衝動。
此書確信為James Carnac於1928到1930年之間所寫，是此領域中時間最早的文獻。書中對當時的倫敦、白教堂區域以及犯下兇殺案的描述極其精細，令人毛骨悚然。不管這部作品是否為真正的開膛手傑克所寫，都勢必此領域投下一顆震撼彈！(Chris)

Awards/获奖情况：RIGHTS SOLD: Brazil (Editora Pensamento); Italy (Cairo Publishers); Serbia (Laguna); Poland ; US

【相關報導】
BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/8327573.stm

Reviews
令人毛骨悚然！“I picked it up and as I turned over the first few pages the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and goose bumps appeared all over my body.”---Alan Hicken, Montacute TV, Radio and Toy Museum 此份手稿的第一發現人，博物館館長Alan Hicken

不容小覷，引起爭議波瀾的作品！“This autobiography looks like a work of fiction. But things are never that simple…The manuscript is real enough… So, do we really have an extraordinary novel written utterly against the character and entire literary oeuvre of Sydney George Hulme-Beaman, or do we have something else, something genuinely intriguing? Did James Willoughby Carnac really exist, or is that a pseudonym chosen by the writer of the ms, or bestowed on him by Hulme-Beaman? Or are we looking at something more complex, such as a genuine confession wrapped to look like fiction by Hulme-Beaman or somebody else? It is for you to decide.”--- Paul Begg 著名犯罪歷史學家，開膛手傑克研究權威Paul Begg

此书版权已售意大利、塞尔维亚、巴西。此书2012年1月19号出版，很快会有样书/Claire/2011-11-9

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