Hi Sue,
Well done! You will enjoy that book I can tell you. For me it really brought to life the whole picture of Maybricks life. Without giving too much away, the book does include a reference from a small American girl that from time to time stayed with the Maybricks (can't recall her name now) that James did possess a fearsome temper. Obviously this is in no way evidence that he was Jack The Ripper but it does I feel add a little weight to the psychology of the writing in the diary. "Tonight I shall reward myself, I will visit mine, but I will not be gentle I will show my ***** what I am capable of". In fact Florrie herself advised Alfred Brierley (the man with whom she was having an affair) to think about leaving the country as she feared if 'Jim' were to find out he'd kill him.
Anyway, I shall rant on no more except to say ENJOY! ENJOY!
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All the best,
Tony.
P.S) Oh, I forgot to tell you, the copy I have of the book cropped up at the very first bookshop I looked in right at the start of my interest in the diary. I've not seen another copy since...perhaps my role in all of this is to be James's witness! HA HA HA HA (Silly Arse)
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