An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Hallie Rubenhold
3 books referenced
Books by Hallie Rubenhold
Referenced in 2 episodes
December 11, 2025
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Referenced when discussing theories about how the victims were killed. The hosts note that Rubenhold 'believes all the women were killed as they slept' and mention that she doesn't include Mrs. Long's testimony in her book.
December 08, 2025
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Referenced as a prize-winning 2019 book providing group biography of Jack the Ripper's murdered victims, described as revelatory for showing the women as human beings rather than just prostitutes
Referenced in 1 episode
August 12, 2021
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Described as 'a brilliant book' about the victims of Jack the Ripper
Referenced in 1 episode
February 18, 2021
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Tom mentions this was the first book of Hallie's that he read - a novel about Henrietta Lightfoot, an 18th century woman following the style of Hogarth's Harlot's Progress with an unreliable narrator