The Last Dance Of Mary Kelly

  • Pages:339
  • Publisher:Tumbleweed Press
  • Themes:mystery, jack the ripper, mary kelly, victorian era, industrial era
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  • Available:05/13/2025
Paperback
9781998270057
$29.99

Mary Kelly was the final victim of the infamous Victorian-era serial killer, Jack The Ripper.

The circumstances of her death overshadow her life, and in The Last Dance of Mary Kelly , E. David Brown imagines for her a life and occupation beyond the "prostitute" label typically attributed to her. Having fled poverty in Ireland, Mary Kelly finds employment in a textile factory where she becomes embroiled in the workers' movement, and the investigations of American journalist, Bryson Ward. Victorian London doesn't "shine" in this novel of intrigue and historical injustices; rather, it seeps into the skin like a coal-infused fog, and keeps you hooked. Because you might think you know the history, but until you turn the final page you won't know the whole story.