"The Nemesis of Neglect"

Item

Title
"The Nemesis of Neglect"
Description
An illustration from the satirical magazine "Punch" that connects the crime of London's slums to neglect and makes vague references to the Jack the Ripper murders in the East End's Whitechapel district. It also has a caption reading, "There floats a phantom on the slum’s foul air
Shaping, to eyes which have the gift of seeing,
Into the spectre of that loathly lair.
Face it – for vain is fleeing.
Red-handed, ruthless, furtive, un-erect,
'Tis murderous crime, the nemesis of neglect."
Contributor
John Tenniel
Creator
"Punch" magazine
Date
September 29, 1888
Extent
1 page
Format
Document
Is Part Of
September 29, 1888 version of "Punch" magazine
Language
English
Provenance
British Library, sourced from Punch Ltd
Publisher
British Library
Rights
Copyright of Punch Ltd
Rights Holder
Punch Ltd
Subject
The high frequency of crime in the London slums
Temporal Coverage
1888
Type
Periodical

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Title Class
"Blind-Man's Buff" Image
"Whitechapel, 1888" Image

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