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Doctor-author Richard Gordon, who wrote 13 Doctor in the House series, has turned his hand to more macabre stuff with his new book on that famous lady-killer Jack the Ripper
Doctor-author Richard Gordon, who wrote 13 Doctor in the House series, has turned his hand to more macabre stuff with his new book on that famous lady-killer Jack the Ripper

Doctor-author Richard Gordon, who wrote 13 Doctor in the House series, has turned his hand to more macabre stuff with his new book on that famous lady-killer Jack the Ripper

Date3/20/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Doctor-author Richard Gordon; who wrote 13 Doctor in the House series; has turned his hand to more macabre stuff with his new book on that famous lady-killer Jack the Ripper.
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