It takes the average reader 3 hours and 31 minutes to read Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture by Clare Smith
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In 1888 the name Jack the Ripper entered public consciousness with the brutal murders of women in the East End of London. The murderer was never caught, yet film and television depicts a killer with a recognisable costume, motive and persona. This book examines the origins of the screen presentation of the four key elements associated with the murders – Jack the Ripper, the victims, the detective and Whitechapel. Nineteenth-century history, art and literature, psychoanalytical theories of Freud and Jung and feminist film theory are all used to deconstruct the representation of Jack the Ripper...
Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture by Clare Smith is 211 pages long, and a total of 52,961 words.
This makes it 71% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 49 minutes to read Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture aloud.
Jack the Ripper in Film and Culture is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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