Nemesis of Neglect
Item
Title
Nemesis of Neglect
Description
This is an illustration in Punch magazine published on September 29, 1888. It depicts Jack the Ripper as a supernatural phantom stalking the streets of Whitechapel with a knife. Its title, The Nemesis of Neglect, implies that Jack the Ripper is a natural byproduct of London ‘abandoning’ Whitechapel as a slum.
