What escaped convict is the novel STrandloper loosely based on?
Strandloper (novel) Strandloper is a novel by English writer Alan Garner, published in 1996. It is loosely based on the story of a Cheshire labourer, William Buckley. The historical figures of Edward Stanley and John Batman also appear as characters in the novel.
John Netley John Charles Netley (1860–1903) was an English cab driver who is notable because of later claims that he was involved in the 'Whitechapel Murders' committed by Jack the Ripper.