The Mystery of Jack the Ripper Solved! Excerpt
London Town, England 1888 The Victorian Era-when there was an army of police on the streets, punishments were harsh, and murders were few and far between. London began as Londinium, founded by the Romans about AD 43 as a strategic trading port on the River Thames. Laid out with roads, walls, and a bridge, it quickly became a bustling commercial hub of Roman Britain. By 1888 it was the largest and most powerful city on Earth. A vast landscape of brick, stone, and industry stretching along the winding banks of the River Thames. Nearly five million people lived within its limits. From above, the city seemed endless— rooftops crowded tightly together; church spires and brick factory towers rising above a sea of buildings that extended mile after mile in every direction. From dawn until late in the evening, London Bri...