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A policeman discovers one of Jack the Ripper’s victims in the East End. This image appeared in Le Journal Illustré on 13 February 1891 (Museum in Docklands)

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THE DROWSY POPPY His face as pale as the opium poppies white petals His heart as cold as the purple base Oh to sleep the sorrow away To leave the broken heart pain for another day Just a taste of this pretty poppy To forget for a moment her luscious lips His body becomes drowsy as the opium takes hold Sweet dreams -Author unknown- Opium, desire or will? Inspiration bound from an elegant seed Subversion, through smoke I foresee Erotic motions of lesser gods in ecstasy Opium, bring me forth…

Jack the Ripper newspaper headline in London News

Come on! You're kidding right? No? What's wrong with you? BLOOMER Noun. Mid-19th century. [Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-94) of New York, who advocated such dress.] I Singular, Historical. 1 In full bloomer costume, bloomer dress = sense 4 below. M19 2 bloomer trousers = sense 5 below. M19 3 A woman who wears a bloomer costume. M19 II In plural 4 Historical. A woman's costume with loose trousers gathered at the ankle or knee. M19 5 Historical. Knee-length trousers or knickerbockers, especially…

Come on! You're kidding right? No? What's wrong with you? BLOOMER Noun. Mid-19th century. [Amelia Jenks Bloomer (1818-94) of New York, who advocated such dress.] I Singular, Historical. 1 In full bloomer costume, bloomer dress = sense 4 below. M19 2 bloomer trousers = sense 5 below. M19 3 A woman who wears a bloomer costume. M19 II In plural 4 Historical. A woman's costume with loose trousers gathered at the ankle or knee. M19 5 Historical. Knee-length trousers or knickerbockers, especially…

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There's a wisp in this less-wonderful section of town || "Wolf Hart" by Frank Morin on Wattpad || The Real Ripper Street - Whitechapel, London

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1888 Jack the Ripper pamphlet in Whitechapel

Late 1800s Victorian Boudoir Antique Postcard

This cabinet card captures Alice Marot sitting on a window sill in Benque’s photographic studio in Paris, France. Alice Marot was a high class prostitute. She appeared in “The Pretty Wo…