The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper is a historical non-fiction book by Hallie Rubenhold that reconstructs and humanizes the lives of the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper, challenging the myths surrounding them and Victorian attitudes toward women and poverty.
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| The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Context triple: [British Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year, notableWinner, The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper]
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Ripper Street
Ripper Street is a British period crime drama television series set in Victorian-era London’s Whitechapel district in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders.
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B.
The Ballad of the Yorkshire Ripper
The Ballad of the Yorkshire Ripper is a long narrative poem by Blake Morrison that explores the crimes and cultural impact of the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe in northern England.
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C.
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire is a 2002 mystery film in the Sherlock Holmes franchise that follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate a series of murders in London’s Whitechapel district seemingly linked to a vampiric curse.
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D.
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is an inner-city district in East London historically known for its working-class population, immigrant communities, and association with the Jack the Ripper murders.
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E.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is a British television drama series adapted from Kate Summerscale’s true-crime book about a Victorian detective investigating a notorious child murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper Target entity description: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper is a historical non-fiction book by Hallie Rubenhold that reconstructs and humanizes the lives of the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper, challenging the myths surrounding them and Victorian attitudes toward women and poverty.
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A.
Ripper Street
Ripper Street is a British period crime drama television series set in Victorian-era London’s Whitechapel district in the aftermath of the Jack the Ripper murders.
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B.
The Ballad of the Yorkshire Ripper
The Ballad of the Yorkshire Ripper is a long narrative poem by Blake Morrison that explores the crimes and cultural impact of the serial killer Peter Sutcliffe in northern England.
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C.
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire
The Case of the Whitechapel Vampire is a 2002 mystery film in the Sherlock Holmes franchise that follows Holmes and Watson as they investigate a series of murders in London’s Whitechapel district seemingly linked to a vampiric curse.
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D.
Whitechapel
Whitechapel is an inner-city district in East London historically known for its working-class population, immigrant communities, and association with the Jack the Ripper murders.
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E.
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher is a British television drama series adapted from Kate Summerscale’s true-crime book about a Victorian detective investigating a notorious child murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical non-fiction book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge myths about Jack the Ripper’s victims
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highlight Victorian attitudes toward women and poverty ⓘ reconstruct the lives of the five canonical victims of Jack the Ripper ⓘ |
| author | Hallie Rubenhold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deemphasizes | identity of Jack the Ripper ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Annie Chapman
NERFINISHED
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Catherine Eddowes NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Stride NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Ann Nichols NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Jane Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasOclcNumber | 1083697810 ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | feminist history ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0857524488 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketedAs | The Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor | emphasizing victims rather than the killer ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | about 432 ⓘ |
| placesEmphasisOn |
class
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gender ⓘ social history ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Doubleday
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Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| subject |
Jack the Ripper
NERFINISHED
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Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ poverty ⓘ women ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1888
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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British Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
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